Perfect: Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
synonyms: ideal, model, without fault, faultless, flawless, consummate,quintessential, exemplary, best, best-example, ultimate, copybook
This past week I went up to The Peak in Hong Kong with a
couple of the girls from the team. The Peak is a place up on a mountain, over
looking the beautiful view of Hong Kong. I got to take some really sweet photos
of the view from up top as the sun was setting! This particular photo above caught my eye. I had my camera on a 30 second open shutter option. This means
that for 30 seconds the lens stays open so it can capture all the light. The
camera is usually on a tri pod but I didn’t have one with me so I was holding
it on a railing in hopes I wouldn’t nudge my camera. However, I shook it by
accident while holding it and this following picture happened. At first, I was not happy with the photo. I wanted it to be crisp, clear, warm, and beautiful. When I first looked at it, I was disappointed with myself. It took me a moment to realize that I actually liked it and see that it was different, which was a good thing! My pre-conceived thought process was, that I wanted it to be “perfect”. For a moment I was upset than it clicked that it’s art, and that I actually think it’s really
neat! It made me think about “perfection” in
our own lives. How often are we trying to aim to be perfect and not succeeding
for what we hoped or wanted to achieve. Constantly feeling like maybe you’re a
failure because you can’t measure up to the meter of “perfection”, of how you
wished something would have happened or turned out differently than had hoped.
I should also explain why I italicized the word “perfection”. I italicize it
because I wonder if something can actually be perfect? Are we living in a world
that is aiming for perfection when we need to be aiming for our very best
regardless if in our eyes it is not perfection. Do we set our standards to high, to constantly feel like we are failures. Or is it okay to have perfectionism in
a healthy way? I don’t have the answers; I just am questioning the basis for
perfectionism in our own lives and if it takes over our lives in unhealthy ways sometimes, rather than healthy.
It’s could also be in the way we perceive things to. We have the ability to change the way
we see something. What if we looked at life a little bit more like art in some
ways. The unique opportunities, possibilities and expectations that we daily
encounter, may not always have to be looked at in the eyes of perfection. This
is a process I am trying to go through in my daily life. To giggle at things
that don’t go the way I wanted. Or situations I encounter that are not as I
desire. Maybe I’m over thinking? Someone told me once, “it’s a process Liv”,
and I think that can relate to so many things in life. It’s a process of
learning, growing, and laughing along the way in the endeavours we take on in every aspect in life.
Oh how He loves us. The Father is gracious with us. He knows
the desires of our hearts better than we do. When I desire perfection, He
desires for me to please Him in all I do.
I think that is a good question to ask.
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Much Love,
Liv
p.s. I will update about my teaching soon :)
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