The new perfect

A way of thinking to take the little things in life with more ease.

The little things in life

You know those little mistakes that sometimes happen? For example, when you accidentally do something wrong and think: "Oh shit, what have I done?!" or "Damn it, now I've fucked up. It'll never work again!" ... and in the end it turns out it was kind of good the way it happened?

So is it bad to make mistakes? Is it hurting us? Imagine a person who's 100% perfect and never makes mistakes. To me, that's a weird and unrealistic idea. To do something "wrong" often feels painful in the first moment and can hurt like hell from the heart ... But most of the time after the valley of pain, which is sometimes wider and deeper and sometimes flatter and shorter, it goes better and you feel stronger and happier than before.

And then?

Let's take the thought a little further. What if the very mistakes we make are the ones we can learn the most from in this very situation? What if it's the very things that make us the most progress in the long run. And what if not only the mistakes we make are exactly right? What if everything we do, exactly as we do it, is just right?

I'm not talking about unforgivable acts, like taking someone's life. I'm talking about all the little things we do every day. Just like I run my hand through someone's hair. Just like I put the pencil on the table, it's perfect. Exactly like that and not different ... and if I did it differently, it would again be the same perfect. What if we accept the fact that everything we do, just as we do it, is perfect in a certain way?

Even if we don't believe in God or fate, maybe some things are just predicted by something. No matter where you are sitting: The way you sit, the way and what you wear, the way your hair lies - for this moment it is just perfect. And maybe it's just as good because it's not just any ideal, it's simply You.

Why don't you try:

Even if it sounds a bit esoteric: Try telling yourself that you've done it just right with one of the next little things you do. Try to accept the statement with all your heart and accept it as a fact. And you will take the many little insignificant things in life with more ease.