Shattering the perfection illusion: embrace your authenticity

Mar 14 2024 • 19 mins

Ever caught yourself trying to live your life like a curated Instagram gallery, each 'perfect' moment on display? This episode is dedicated to why we need to start tearing down that gallery wall.

Like Mekiya Outini said on Tuesday's episode, the actual trauma is telling ourselves that life is perfect. Nothing is perfect! Yet, all external signals from society have taught us that to be valuable and worthy, we have to be perfect.

This is a complete lie.

It's a lie that I have struggled with this myself – this striving to be perfect. At times, I have definitely wrapped my own self worth into the version of myself I wished I was, instead of simply accepting myself exactly as I am.

That's why I take time in this episode to pull a thread from Mekiya's comment and unravel the concept of radical responsibility and how it can lead to genuine liberation.

The cracks in our personal veneer are essential to our story's beauty, and I hope this episode invites you to breathe through the bounds of perfectionism and let your imperfect beauty shine.

Nothing in nature is perfect. In fact, it's the imperfections that make every flower gorgeous.

Journaling questions for this episode:

Where might I be trying to fill in a hole?
Where can I let nature be, exactly as it's intended to exist?
Where in my life can I let myself love one of those little "natural holes" in my life, exactly as it is?

Listen to this episode to hear:

How taking radical responsibility for where you are can help you let go of perfectionism.
Why your imperfections are a masterpiece.
How to embrace the beauty of your life, exactly as it is.

Mentioned in this episode:

Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, WA
YouTube video showing a bit about Chihuly's creative process

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