Excellence emerges from intimacy with imperfection
Excellence emerges from intimacy with imperfection
“If there is such a thing as human perfection, it seems to emerge precisely from how we handle the imperfection that is everywhere, especially our own.”
—Richard Rohr
—Richard Rohr
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Everything in nature is imperfect, and it is because of that imperfection that growth is possible.
Brianna Wiest • The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
appreciate the perfection of imperfection.
Dan Millman • THE LIFE YOU WERE BORN TO LIVE:: A Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose
The deepest human relationships come from accepting the best and worst of one another. The greatest love for a craft comes from discovering all the endless ways to be humbled by it.
But failure is an integral part of growth, and embracing imperfection is necessary to live a life of creative adventure. As theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking once said: “One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist. Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.” Fortunately, we can ad
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