Let’s redefine what it means to be perfect
When I was checking out at the register, I pulled a card out of the "magic jar," a fun parting gift for customers. The card read, You’re perfect just the way you are. It made me pause. It didn’t immediately inspire me. The message felt like a cliche.
Because nobody's perfect. Aiming for perfection causes unnecessary stress and leads to burnout, or things never getting done.
But then I considered that perfect has many definitions. "Flawless" is typically the one we think about first. But perfect also means total, complete. In that sense, you are perfect just the way you are.
You are enough. You don't have to present to the world an alternate version of yourself. Trust that the real you, with all of your greatness and limitations, is perfect. Everything you need is already inside of you.
