This week, Linda over at her Stream of Consciousness page has given us the word: PERFECTION as our prompt. Below lies my contribution: 👇👇👇 Hope that ye enjoy the read! 🙏🤞😁📖
HONEST IMPERFECTION
Perfection is something we’re all lured into striving after from time to time but it’s overrated & unattainable. It sounds lovely & noble in theory but it’s a fool’s game and will surely let us down and disappoint us. The concept & possibility of perfection is sold to us every day on TV: YouTube; Facebook; Instagram etc. It’s impossible to get away from! The perfect house; body; outfit; hairstyle; friendships etc. It’s exhausting! I suppose there’s no such thing as perfection really, just doing your best to be better than you were yesterday & what’s right for you. Not what’s right for others or how society; friends or social media tells you to behave. It may not be perfect but it is honest and true! 👍😁❤️
Should you wish to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link below: 👇👇👇
https://lindaghill.com/2023/02/03/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-feb-4-2023/
Poetry and Prose of Ken Hume 
Well said. Perfection is not achieved easily. Better aim for what’s good.
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Thanks very much Sadje, delighted you can relate to it! 🙏😁😊
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My pleasure
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I just commented on Lorraine’s post for this. I strive for perfect, accept good enough, and move forward. Sometimes being perfect isn’t as good as being adequate!
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Absolutely Muri, I’ll take adequate any day! 👍😁💯 Strive for perfection but be kind with yourself when you don’t reach it! 🤗 We’re all human and fallable after all!
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I’ll take honest and true any day, Ken.
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🙏😊😁 Thanks Misky!
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I agree! Honesty, especially being honest with ourselves, is as close as we’ll ever get to the fantasyland called “perfection”. Bravo!
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Thanks very much Susan, so glad you enjoyed it! 🙏😊😁
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so true Ken! 💘 well done
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Thanks very much Cindy! 🙏😁😊
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Always Ken! ❣️
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hear, hear! hear, hear! hear, hear! HEAR, HEAR!
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Thanks very much sir! 😁🙏😊
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Perfection is a drug and I was fed it as a child with every single meal. My teachers pressed it into my palms with their A+ marks. But I was never good enough and I beat myself silly trying to make everyone proud—to be the perfect daughter, student, friend, lover. I had withdrawals when I tried to give it up at 20, but now in my 40s I don’t feen for it like I used to. It’s still alluring, don’t get me wrong. If only I could reach some level of “perfect” all the worries/fears/sadness would be replaced with a golden star and only shiny happiness. But now I see the lie and run from it as hard as I can.
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It’s a very addictive & deceptively attractive drug Bridgette! 💯💯👍👍 Yes indeed, Trying to keep up with society’s and other people’s ideas of perfection is bloody exhausting and utterly futile. Because we’ll keep falling short and will never be satisfied!
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