:: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 ::

”Almost perfect, almost evil, almost worthy…” (Powerman 5000)

Seems like so much of life is a search for perfection – perfect beauty, perfect personality, perfect wit, perfect skill, perfect quesadillas. Noticing the beautiful aspects in others is refreshing, but carries a twinge of melancholy… like listening to a spectacularly good song, but knowing you can never be fully caught up into its soul.
Why do we not spend more time searching for loveliness within ourselves? Poor self-esteem? Lack of expectation? A modest aversion to selfishness? I contend that we should be more selfish, more interested in our own well-beings. After all, it is Biblical. (Am I creating enough of a controversial stir? I think I’ll wait to explain exactly what I mean… give you all a chance to respond, and have an interesting subject to write about next time.)
Challenge for today: Find something lovely about yourself, and be happy with it! Don’t forget to remember you are a priceless treasure.

P.S. – By the way, nobody won the quotes contest. Ye uncultured masses…
“My beautiful disasterpiece” ~John Mayer
“Love, life, and why” ~Switchfoot
“Darkness between fireflies” ~Mason Jennings
“Falling down the stairs” ~Howie Day
“Blow me a kiss” ~Travis
A million points for me!

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