Great reminders here! Thank you, Lauren.
I stumbled upon this quote by Voltaire and it really resonated with me: “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good” .
So often our hunger for perfection makes us devalue what is right in front of us. It’s an easy trap to fall into since it takes barely any effort at all to compare ourselves to others. I’m guilty of this. All. The. Time.
In those moments of comparison or self-doubt, why not try switching it up and practice a little bit of old fashion gratitude? It’s pretty easy, just list out a minimum of five things that are going OK in your life. Don’t know where to start? Here’s my go-to list:
- I live in the best city in the world: Toronto
- My family is healthy and happy
- I have a loving husband who is also my best friend
- Our dog, Julius had a “no…
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Cynthia Reyes 
Great reminders indeed, thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing Lauren’s post, Cynthia. I do need reminding of this regularly!
Thank you very much for this post … it is so easy to forget how lucky we are
My life is full of imperfection. 🙂 Thank you so much for Lauren’s post! I do feel blessed for what I can do.
Me too! Some excellent, some ….. ah well, ya gotta take the bad with the good!
This was enlightening and enriching. Thanks!
You can also check out my post that relates to this via emmanuellove356165818.wordpress.com/2018/06/22/perfection-a-dangerous-idea/