Note to self:
Don’t postpone doing something good until you are perfect. Otherwise nothing good will ever get done.
I’m not perfect. I’m not going to make myself perfect. Perfection is God’s business. What I need is forgiveness. And love – a lot of love.
So, why do I put off doing something good until I’m good enough? Does that make any sense to anyone?
Yet, that’s what my brain tries to do to me. It says,”You’re not good enough to be trying to do that.” What nonsense.
What I need to do is face reality and go back to God’s forgiveness soon and often. Then, I need to do as much good as possible. I need to love as much as I can today. I need to forgive others as generously as possible.
I need to start over when I lose my temper or my patience. I need to begin again when I forget my highest goals. I need to stop talking when I go on a critical rant.
But even more important, there are active positive things that need to be done. If I don’t do them then they are opportunities that don’t come back. Life doesn’t work that way. Time passes.
So, the longer I beat myself up or feel guilty or unworthy the more opportunities for good pass me by never to return. The less good there is in the world.
There are two contrasting truths about people:
Perfection is not possible,
but good is.
My goal for today is simple. Stop expecting perfection (of myself or anyone else). Start attempting good. Let forgiveness and love fill in the cracks.
(P.S. This post is not perfect. The picture isn’t perfect. It doesn’t meet several professional blogger’s standards for blog posts. This is what my brain is telling me. I’m now pushing the publish button anyway.)
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