Monday Mantra: When Enough is Enough

A mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of "creating transformation".

Every Monday I will post a new thought, idea, or focus for the week. When you need a breather from life, when you need a little inspiration, or when you're about to jump over the conference table and strangle your co-worker, remember the mantra.

Monday Mantra: Don't lose yourself in the pursuit of perfection

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Nicholeashton

I'm tired, you guys. Mentally, physically, metaphorically. I am just so tired of The Perfection.

I'm tired of the fake, the always happy, the "nothing's ever wrong" when everything is clearly wrong. I'm tired of the masks, the acts, the carefully curated lives that don't reflect reality.

I'm tired of the striving, the chasing, the fruitlessness of nets being swung in the air over and over again as people try to catch Perfect. As they try to trap it, contain it, devour and absorb it in the hopes that Perfect will make them beautiful, handsome, interesting, successful, and famous when what they really want is to be worthy, enough, appreciated, loved. When all they've ever wanted is to belong.

Perfect is a poison that eats away at who you really are, leaving nothing but an illusion. It is a mirage, a trick of the eye. It's alluring, tempting, and appealing, but it is not real.

When you chase Perfection, you chase a ghost.

And sometimes, you chase away people who would have accepted you wholeheartedly exactly the way you are.