Todays Affirmation: FACING THE DISCOMFORT OF IMPERFECTION: Our imperfections, shortcomings and the not so beautiful characteristics are often artfully hidden by our unwillingness to recognize them as part of who we are. To accept who we really are and our vulnerabilities due to our humanness can diminish our sense of security. The process of coming face to face with our weaknesses requires us to accept that we are subject to the natural pains and difficulties of living. It subjects us to vulnerability of the real possibility of failure. Instead of facing the realities of our vulnerable existence, our mind engages in wondrous and seamless deceptions. Without courageous mindful attentiveness, we will not recognize that we are not the best driver on the road, the best partner in the relationship or the best employee at our office. A vast majority of people when questioned about their abilities in any of these fields will truly believe they are far above average. It is from this foundation of deception that blame becomes the only reasonable explanation why we struggle. IT MUST BE SOMEONE ELSE’S FAULT! Having a distorted view of who we are is part of the way our brain process the world. We would feel as if we were living in a mass of unpredictable chaos otherwise. WE can, however, be aware of our own susceptibleness to these delusions of our mind. We can understand that the way we see things are not always how they are. By accepting our views of ourselves as a malleable perception rather than hard facts, we can begin to lift some of the illusions. When our imperfections are invisible to us, we become slaves to them. We are not able to courageously confront them. We can and should confront these uncomfortable spots in who we are. They do not diminish our value but testify to our own humanness. ~Troy Murphy Flourishing Life Society
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:25:17 +0000
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