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e impossible standard can interrupt our natural flow. And whose standards are these? Are they even ours, or are we comparing ourselves to someone else thinking that they have achieved perfection? It is time to let go of these false realities that we have created in our minds. Break out of the box of perfection and free ourselves of that bondage.</p><p id="1bb1">Perfection can stifle our very existence as we become a slave to it. The beauty of being human is that we can make mistakes, learn, grow, and enjoy the journey along the way. If we are constantly striving for perfection, we will become overly obsessed and forget about the journey, the very thing that makes us beautifully human. There is beauty in imperfection.</p><blockquote id="b4a6"><p><b><i>Be unique, there is beauty in imperfection perfect is boring.</i></b></p></blockquote><figure id="1986"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*249unngsjpeGtDS_-MiMiQ.png"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://www.pexels.co

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m/@chermitove?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">Chermiti Mohamed</a> from <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-with-purple-petals-around-the-eye-3764430/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels">Pexels</a></figcaption></figure><p id="c749">Embrace your imperfections and be authentically you. If you are not the best singer, then sing in the way that makes you happy. If you are not the best writer, then write with all the passion in your heart. If you are not the fastest runner, then run until you get to the finish line. Eventually, you will become successful by just being imperfectly you. And guess what, your efforts are good enough as long as they are good enough for you, so free yourselves from the bondage of perfection.</p><p id="0177" type="7">“Imperfection is a form of freedom” ~Anh Ngo</p><p id="0c6a"><b>Thank you all for reading, and I hope you found some value in this piece.</b></p></article></body>

Perfection is Bondage

There is Beauty in Imperfection

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Imperfection makes us beautifully human, and perfection is a form of bondage. Is it even possible for humans to reach the pinnacle of perfection? And if perfection is even possible, would you be content with the burden of being trapped in an unachievable box?

Aiming for perfection can trigger overthinking, anxiety, and it can create chaos in our world. That constant pressure to live up to some impossible standard can interrupt our natural flow. And whose standards are these? Are they even ours, or are we comparing ourselves to someone else thinking that they have achieved perfection? It is time to let go of these false realities that we have created in our minds. Break out of the box of perfection and free ourselves of that bondage.

Perfection can stifle our very existence as we become a slave to it. The beauty of being human is that we can make mistakes, learn, grow, and enjoy the journey along the way. If we are constantly striving for perfection, we will become overly obsessed and forget about the journey, the very thing that makes us beautifully human. There is beauty in imperfection.

Be unique, there is beauty in imperfection perfect is boring.

Photo by Chermiti Mohamed from Pexels

Embrace your imperfections and be authentically you. If you are not the best singer, then sing in the way that makes you happy. If you are not the best writer, then write with all the passion in your heart. If you are not the fastest runner, then run until you get to the finish line. Eventually, you will become successful by just being imperfectly you. And guess what, your efforts are good enough as long as they are good enough for you, so free yourselves from the bondage of perfection.

“Imperfection is a form of freedom” ~Anh Ngo

Thank you all for reading, and I hope you found some value in this piece.

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