What is Perfection?
Perfection, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
A lot of people are perfectionists. They do their damnedest to do the things that they do as perfectly as possible.
This can cause any number of issues. Probably the largest issue is that perfection is completely and totally subjective.
Put simply, what you may consider as perfect I may see as totally imperfect — and vice versa. How we judge perfection is entirely based on our own perceptions, experiences, beliefs, expectations, and numerous other factors that are not quantifiable.
Yet many people spend an inordinate amount of time trying to find and create perfection. This can occur on a lot of different levels, too. Some perfection that people seek is tangible, while some is intangible.
Whether you are attempting to create a perfect meal, perfect novel, perfect home, perfect love life, perfect self-talk, perfect experience, or what-have-you, this can become easily overwhelming. When that happens, it can cause you to see a lack of perfection as failure.
Let’s just address that directly. If it is not perfect, you are not a failure. Because perfection, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, you may never truly achieve it. And even if you do, you may be the only one to see it as such.
