Let's Get One Thing Straight...

You are not flawless. Neither am I. In fact, none of us is flawless. I live in Southern California, not too far from Hollywood, and that means I see quite a few people on a daily basis that come quite close aesthetically (maybe that's why I've always loved it here)--but nope, not a one of them is flawless. Not one, and like I said, neither are you.

I'll tell you what you are, though. You are perfect. I know. That doesn't make any sense, right? How can I say you're not flawless and then call you perfect in the same post? It's easy for me, really. You see, I don't see perfect and flawless as synonyms as most people do. For me, flawless is just that..."without any flaws," but that's not perfect. Perfect, is "just right." Meaning exactly as you are created to be by the all knowing, all seeing intelligence that some call God and that many of us believe does not make mistakes. That intelligence that doesn't make mistakes created you, and since it is perfect, so is everything it creates...including you. In fact, I say especially you. You see, it's my belief that it's our flaws which are the very thing that make each of us...perfect. We have only to learn to see those "imperfections" as assets...even if only by learning life lessons from them. That way we're less apt to want to change "who we are" and more likely to accept ourselves and love what we see in ourselves as we grow from the lessons we can learn from our flaws...and that is the key to happiness. Thanks for reading.

Donovan Bradley