Perfection

First blog...ever.

I have known for quite some time that the search for perfection is futile. Sadly, that hasn't stopped me from setting my expectations for the ideal only to fall short. This has led me to overwhelming feelings of failure, hopelessness, and obliterated my self-esteem.

The tools supplied here are helping me to change this perspective. By examining myself I am finding that even though I have a lot of improvement to do, it is not necessarily in the areas that I always found lacking.

As it turns out, I'm a pretty decent guy. I am altruistic and helpful, loving and caring, and according to my wife "a good catch." Now it is time to convince myself of this.

I am going to work diligently to turn actual faults into improvement opportunities and (with more difficulty) reverse my false perceptions and see the truth;

• So I guess I will never have the body of Daniel Craig, it just isn't in my DNA. I will, in turn, have a healthy body that is within my realm of possibility.
• I suppose that my wife will never fawn over me like I was Jude Law. But she will love me, support me, and give me many warm and tender moments, so suck on that Jude.
• It seems everything in my life will not go according to plan. But as it turns out, it could be much, much worse.

I am having a good day. I am alive, I give and am given love and support, I'm financially secure, I am in great health, and my OCDs are the liveable kind (I keep an obsessively clean house and body).

Until tools, I couldn't see the forest before the trees. Thank you, Devlyn, it kind of seems obvious now. I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring. This must be what hope feels like.

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