Redefining perfect
Y’know how people sometimes try so hard to make everything go “right” … like according to some preconceived human-notion of what “right” is … which may even be what the general majority of humans would agree is “right”?
Well, when we force that, we are really messing with the natural flow and missing these beautiful new opportunities for growth and expansion.
Last week I reached out to a client who had been having some challenges gathering the material she needed to submit to me so that I can build her web site. Photos of the healers, “about us” copy, things like that.
She told me one of the people on the board had been upset with her because she hadn’t gotten it done sooner. And I understand that perspective, I do.
At the same time …
In imperfection lies a precious little gift, all wrapped up with a pink bow and dropped right into our hands.
She told me she typically avoids confrontation and when someone is upset, she doesn’t want to talk to them. In this case, she found it within herself to reach outside her comfort zone and speak to him. She shared her thoughts about what was on her plate at the moment and asked for assistance.
I was so proud of her!
Look at the beautiful opportunity for connection, growth and expansion which presented itself because of the fact that things had not gone the way we human beings would ideally want them to go, in our fictitious “perfect world” … and in fact, it is so very perfect and these opportunities to stretch are so very beautiful!
Know what I mean?
When things don’t go as planned, we receive a precious gift, the chance to reach outside our comfort zone and rise to the occasion, expanding with newfound strength. She has received this wonderful playing field in which to practice finding and strengthening her voice.
Life is all about growth and expansion and it will continue to offer us opportunities to grow. Will you accept the gift? All it takes is looking at it as a gift and you’re on your way!
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December 17th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Even though I like things in there place and neat I don’t stress over a perfect house either. Especially when children are being raised. Order is important but not to the point of stress. I make my life as simple as possible and guess what things get done and the roof doesn’t cave in. There is always another day. God bless.
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December 17th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Hey Col,
This is an excellent observation. It reminds me of something that was pointed out to me recently in a Baha’i quote that was very inspiring. Since it is in a similar vein as your post, I would like to share it with you:
“The more one is severed from the world, from desires, from human affairs, and conditions, the more impervious does one become to the tests of God. Tests are a means by which a soul is measured as to its fitness, and proven out by its own acts. God knows its fitness beforehand, and also its unpreparedness, but man, with an ego, would not believe himself unfit unless proof were given him. Consequently his susceptibility to evil is proven to him when he falls into the tests, and the tests are continued until the soul realizes its own unfitness, then remorse and regret tend to root out the weakness.
“The same test comes again in greater degree, until it is shown that a former weakness has become a strength, and the power to overcome evil has been established.”
‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Star of the West, vol. VI, no. 6 p. 45 (from “Utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in answer to questions asked by Dr. Edward C. Getsinger during a few brief meetings in Haifa, Syria, January 26 to February 5, 1915 and recorded by Dr. Getsinger at the time.”)
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December 17th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Thanks for an important and profound reminder, Col!
December 17th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Col, first of all, what a magnificent picture at the top of this post…wow!
Then, I wanted to say it is nice to watch your thinking on “perfection” evolve…lovely, actually.
And, for the record, you are perfect.
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