The beauty of imperfection - a photo on Flickriver

            "There is beauty in our mess, in our pain, in our suffering, and in our transition from where we are to where we want to be, and even more importantly, who we are and who we want to be." 

Life, for all of us, is a mosaic of the brutal and beautiful. We often find ourselves right in the middle of these polar expressions. I don’t know about you, but it seems that life has become more and more challenging now. We are more stressed and anxious than ever before.

You can make decisions that change your life’s path but to make wise choices you must have faith and courage in yourself. You may not be able to control the outcome of the new path that you choose, and perhaps you will act in error, but that doesn’t really matter, because even then you can choose your reaction to the outcome.

If it is positive, enjoy it. If it is negative, endure it as it is just another learning opportunity and experience that will pass, just as the positive experiences will.

We often complain about our lives and rarely stop to think about what we are really saying. There are some people in the world who would cherish a tenth of what many of us have.

If you have a roof over your head, food on your table and family then you are already living the life of someone else’s dreams. There was once a time in your life that you dreamed of having something that you have right now.

Accept yourself. No one is perfect. You are on life’s journey to experience and grow not to declare yourself the finished perfect specimen of humanity. No one really wants to be friends with Perfect Penelope, do they? She is probably more angst-ridden than the rest of us.

With each challenging experience that you face you will develop in character and your virtuosity will strengthen. Experience guides you on the path to the good life. Embrace and accept all of life.

It really will all be okay in the end.

Taken on: September 17, 2021

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Camera: Fujifilm X-T4, f/5.6, 1/110 sec, 80mm (=120mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T4
Lens:	XF80mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.009 sec (1/110)
Focal Length:	80mm (35mm equivalent: 120mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
Color Space:	sRGB
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