17/10/2019
Picture 1: yesterday's protein pancakes
Picture 2: today's protein pancakes
Both equally delicious, but one is "post worthy" and the other is an aesthetically failed experiment. I enjoy posting pretty food pictures (if not, this account wouldn’t exist). But flip the pancake a few seconds too early, and there is no post. Now, I'm not saying that I am going to start posting pictures of ugly-looking (but tasty) food, and today's pancakes were not something I would usually post about, but I enjoyed every bite of my nourishing, delicious breakfast; which got me to reflect on what these two pictures symbolize. Granted, reading Present over Perfect helped me notice this, but that's what being present is about, right? So, now to my thoughts: many times we are doing really good; we are doing our best at being our best!... But it still feels like it's not good enough, so we fail to recognize our efforts, the positive side, the opportunities and/or challenges that the situation presents. Life is not about being perfect. It is about being present. Just because we can't do everything, it doesn’t mean we can't do anything. Perfectionism can be prideful, making us believe we can do it all (perfectly) by ourselves or it can be fearful, stopping us from acting altogether since it won't be perfect anyways. If any of this resonates with you, you might have realized that perfectionism can lead to insecurities or other issues. However, we are not alone. God is not looking for perfect, He is looking for us to trust that He is greater than all our flaws. If we choose so, we can transform those moments in which we fail to meet our own standards fron failures to lessons and reminders we are humans in need of His Grace: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding”. This way, we free our mind from the worries of perfectionism so that we may love ourselves and others authentically: “The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and good conscience and a sincere faith.”