Does perfection exist in nature? It certainly seems to be elusive to humans. Yet we keep striving to find it – in our relationships, in our work, in our own bodies.  Many people feel like they have failed if a relationship ends or if the market forces them out of a job.  Consider the possibility that these are all simply natural cycles of things and that the part that is unnatural – or out of sync – is the expectation that perfection exists.

I am a major proponent of being clear about what you want.  It feels wonderful to know where you are going and set off to that place or state of mind or accomplishment. But like any journey, life is full of surprises along the way.  Some of these surprises are annoying and some are pure pleasure. But the struggle and suffering arises when we make up a story that the surprises shouldn’t be there at all.  The path SHOULD be straight to the goal!

WHERE do we get these crazy ideas? If perfection doesn’t even exist in nature, how can it be any different for us humans?  We are, believe it or not, part of nature. It is similar to thinking that gravity exists for dogs and cats but not for humans.

Sometimes this fear of not getting it perfect is what limits our progress on the journey that we have chosen. I still believe it is incredibly important to aim for the sun, but landing among the stars can be pretty cool too.