"I am Imperfect and I am Enough!" Berne Brown
Here I go......My first post! I am nervous about this because I am a perfectionist. I don't want to fail or look stupid. My goal is to write at least one post per month.
What is this blog even about? It is about living our best life - imperfectly. I get so bogged down with perfectionism it is often hard for me to focus on more than one thing at a time. I get overwhelmed easily. I quit and then I beat myself up. I decided that one way I can work on these issues are to set some goals for the new year (just like everyone does in the month of January)! I am going to try to stick with my goals by breaking them down into smaller parts. As you know it is just about now, February 1st, that people everywhere are ditching their New Year's resolutions! What makes us throw in the towel on those well set intentions? For me, it is about trying to achieve the goals I set to perfection. This way of thinking is unrealistic, but it is how I operate and what I am trying hard to tackle. The three areas I am going to focus on this year are my spiritual life, health and financial freedom. I know that sounds broad, but I will be more specific in future posts.
The above quote is from one of my all time favorite authors, Brene Brown. If you are a struggling perfectionist like me, a great place to start is with her book The Gifts of Imperfection. I can not adequately describe all I have learned from reading this book and doing the online class she offers. For more information go to http://brenebrown.com/
The picture I chose for the home page of this blog is such a special place, Bear Creek Trail in Telluride, Co. I chose this picture because it is far from perfect and yet it is perfect! It looks all a mess (I am such a neat freak) with rocks scattered everywhere and stacked upon one another. Each one of those piles was placed at this spot by someone or a group of people with their own unique meaning. When I stand back on the trail and look at this "mess" it is truly beautiful! It makes me think.....life doesn't have to be clean and tidy with straight lines. Best of all, it reminds me that life is meant to be shared with the ones we love.The rock formation above represents the five members of my family without whom I would be lost. They make me strive everyday to be a less perfect and a more real version of myself!