Comments on: Perfection is Overrated

By: THU REIN TUN

THU REIN TUN — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:54:00 +0000

I learn alot from this blog. Thanks!

By: Perfection At First Try | Small Hands, Big Ideas

Perfection At First Try | Small Hands, Big Ideas — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:03:02 +0000

[...] is joy to imperfection, there is process in growing and no one started something perfect, without making [...]

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:39:18 +0000

@Erica I love that quote, thanks for sharing it. It's our new toast, “here's to not being a diamond!”

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:25:47 +0000

Dr Suess said “Be yourself, for those that mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind!” So here's to not being a diamond!

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:39:18 +0000

@Erica I love that quote, thanks for sharing it. It's our new toast, “here's to not being a diamond!”

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:25:47 +0000

Dr Suess said “Be yourself, for those that mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind!” So here's to not being a diamond!

By: Blake

Blake — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:47:01 +0000

Knowing that I made your day makes my day. haha

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:28:09 +0000

@Blake So funny you mention the Serenity Prayer, I love it! I'm not religiously inclined (rather spiritual) but I keep that by my bed and read it each night. It's so validating: acceptance, courage and wisdom all of which are important pieces to the mix. Thanks for sharing it, this just made my day!

And don't worry about the name mixup. A lot of my friends call me Gracie, it's a nickname that is often used. Not offensive at all Thanks for sharing Blake!

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:20:47 +0000

Oops I'm sorry- Grace*.

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:15:50 +0000

Whether or not one is religious, I think the Serenity Prayer is an incredible piece of advice that relates to this post.

'God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.'

Life becomes so much more enjoyable when we can accept that we cannot change all our imperfections, while also realizing that there is no need to. Then we can truly begin focusing entirely on the meaningful things we can impact without worry for the trivial imperfections. I'm still working on this myself, but I think I'm progressing.

Hopefully this made some sense; I'm also looking for ways to use that prayer!

Awesome post and blog, Gracie!