Thankful Everyday 1-1-25
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Today I give thanks for imperfection. Because sometimes imperfection is more than we give it credit for – and who wants to be perfect anyway? Author Rachel Naomi Remen even calls perfection “the booby prize.”
Just now an email arrived from Kate Bowler (katebowler.com), who has a newsletter and a podcast devoted to “giving you permission to feel human… I am determined to create a gentler world for everyone who wants to admit that they are not always ‘living their best life.’”
Here’s what Professor Kate also says:
Welcome to Try January—a month of weekly love notes for anyone who's trying. Not transforming. Not crushing it. Just…trying. January usually swans in with all its sparkle and self-improvement slogans (new year, new you, yadda yadda), but what if we skipped the makeover? What if the goal wasn’t perfection but something much braver: showing up, being real, and finding a little joy in the beautiful, chaotic mess of it all?
So today I’m going to skip the makeovers. No, I’m not really interested in how to reduce my belly fat, get rid of the bags under my eyes, or boost my Facebook profile. I’m going to give thanks for imperfections – my own and those of everyone around me. At least for today…
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