Perfect is boring. Be interesting, instead.

You can be perfect or interesting. True perfection is impossible. Therefore, you MUST be interesting.

I am a recovering perfectionist. Observation: perfectionism can lead to paranoia and paralysis. It is beyond humbling to realize that no matter what you do, it will never be perfect. Never enough. Flawed. Wrong.

But it is the little imperfections that make things so beautifully interesting. The little surprises are what keeps us looking. The plot twists that keep the story moving.

No, I’m not perfect and I never will be. And that’s OK. It just means that I’ll have to concentrate on being interesting, instead. Which is cool, because I happen to know that the best way to be seen as interesting is to be interested. To ask questions. To pay attention. To find the beauty in the imperfections.