You're looking for a life
that's free of any mess, any inefficiency --
a life that unfolds perfectly.
In it, your actions are flawless,
your words are spot on,
you show up impeccably in every moment.
You will not find that life, my dear,
because part of being you is being human.
You cannot and should not avoid
the mess, the inefficiency, the vulnerability.
The promise of a more perfect life
is an empty illusion.
So forgive yourself for the messy moments.
Be kind and gentle when they come.
Do not close in shame.
What you are meant to see and experience intimately
is that it's actually the entire, imperfect you
that I love.
