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To Those Telling People There Is No Such Thing As Perfection, Please Stop

The more well disclose the impossibility, the more people try to change or fix themselves.

Kate Moore

Jul 02, 2018

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To Those Telling People There Is No Such Thing As Perfection, Please Stop

Kate Moore

Every since we were kids, our teachers, parents, family, and friends always said, "Honey, no one is perfect." I guess they thought this was a comfort thing? Well, that bullshit.

Our little, innocent brains were trained from the start that we will never be perfect and there is not such thing as it. Let's actually think about what that does to us as we grow up in this world.

A 13-year-old girl is looking at herself in the mirror and remembers how her teacher and mom told her that no one was perfect. She cries and questions herself, her looks, her intelligence and character. "Why am I not perfect?" This young girl hates herself.

Now, the same girl, starts to compare herself to every other 13-year-old girl. She wonders why her mom told her no one is perfect, yet Emily, Jess, and Racheal are perfect in her eyes.

This little girl is going to change herself to be "perfect" just like those other girls.

Stop telling everyone there is no such thing as perfection. We are all perfect.

Making us think we are not perfect when we are children is basically disregarding God and concluding his creations as being imperfect.

Imagine this- We start telling all children that they are perfect. We tell them that they are perfect, but that everyone is perfect.

Teaching kids that everyone is perfect from a young age saves so much heartbreak, anxiety, depression, confusion, and self-hate.

This world is so rough now and you have to be so strong in order to keep a smile on your face behind closed doors.

Stop telling your students no one is perfect. Stop telling your daughters and sons that no one is perfect. We are all freaking perfect. We are all perfect in our own ways.

You are perfect. Live your life as you, do not live your life as the people you wish to be. They are probably living their lives as someone else. it is all a chain reaction.

Let these children grow up knowing they are perfect and that they are loved and deserve to feel love and live in this world.

Comparison is like a weapon, it kills you without even knowing it.

If you get anything from this at all, let it be that you are perfect where you are, who you are, and God made you perfect.

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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