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Perfection

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Life is Perfection

People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it. ~ Edith Schaeffer

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In A Perfect World

Getting caught up in anger over the way things ‘should be’ we fail to see what is – beauty, order, incredible colours, animals, seasons, fruit, sky, awesome beauty – Why do we fail to see it. Why does our focus … Continue reading

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Perfection

We were born to make mistakes not fake perfection. From the Age of Enlightenment

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Ideal Meets Reality

A shadow show of what is wanted and what one gets. I know the dance, I think I’ve learned to accept reality without the debilitating disappointment I used to react with when it didn’t turn out as I’d dreamed. We … Continue reading

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Because We Are Human

Let the house decay and the grass grow tall that is not what matters at all. So many people do not have a home or even a shelter to call their own, never enough food to eat, work or money … Continue reading

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Mom’s Old Blue Jug

This old blue jug is an anchor to the little girl I once was and also a picture of the woman I have become.  It sat on our cupboard full of milk tokens and Nabob coupons during my childhood. Packed … Continue reading

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Imperfect Afghan

You wanted me to be perfect. I never made it, but I have learned to accept my imperfections. I don’t unravel the whole thing, start again, as you would have done when what I set out to do is less … Continue reading

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