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Perfectly Imperfect

You are perfect by just being you.

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Stop striving for perfection.
It can never be reached,
Perfections is…
Illusionary,
Irrelevant,
&
inevitably uninteresting.
My dear,
You are perfect
In every single imperfection you have.

-Brianne Broughton

I am not perfect and that is okay
Who wants to be perfect anyways?
What is perfect, if I may ask?
Is it being stuck up, or stuck in a mask

That’s all it is, a mask where we hide
But then hide our abilities and make our lives all a lie
But you imperfection is what makes us unique
Which makes us perfect and life less bleak
-Kendra Garver

As Miley Cyrus once sang:

Nobody's Perfect!
I gotta work it!
Again and again 'til I get it right
Nobody's Perfect!
You live and you learn it!
And if I mess it up sometimes...
Nobody's perfect

Now sure I may be cheesy bringing in this older Disney favorite into the mix, but it’s at least the truth. No, nobody is perfect and we will never be what we think of as perfect. But in this world where imperfection is beauty and perfection is fake, I’d rather be imperfect because imperfection makes us who we are. We are talented in different ways, and just because someone has a different talent than us doesn’t mean we should be ashamed that we can’t have the same talent. We are all different in appearances. I am not no size zero, 99 pound, five feet seven inch model and I don’t want to be. Honestly, what do they have so great that I don’t? Because the question is what do I have so great that they don’t. We are imperfect for a reason, and it’s that reason we are so unique. I mean come one, would you want to live in the world where everyone is EXACTLY THE SAME and have the EXACT SAME TALENTS? NO! It would be boring. So what if your not perfect, because you are perfectly imperfect at being who you are, which in a way does make you perfect. Think about it :)

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