Taelyr C. Roberts

The past few weeks I’ve noticed that the concept of perfection has been a nagging topic in the cockles of my mind, so I decided to voice my thoughts here in the realm of cyberspace. As late as today, I found myself obsessing over attaining perfection and now it all seems quite silly. I took to playing a game via DVD (you know the kind you find in special features?) And received a score that I deemed subpar, so I played the game several more times and even reduced to memorizing the answers just to achieve this score even with no one around to recognize what I considered triumph. It was like this constant battle with myself to achieve perfection even with something that seems so trivial. I’ve found that this desire shows up in other aspects of my life as well by keeping a meticulously neat and organized to-do list. I take pride in some of these accomplishments the most and now in this moment of reflection, I wonder why that is exactly? I know that I achieve goals much greater in terms of substance, but for some reason, in my mind they don’t always “measure up” which leads me to this question – is this simply a part of the “human condition”? With all of that said, l saw a quote on twitter the other day by a person who goes by ‘Royally Eccentrik’ and his words were simple: “You weren’t brought into this world to live up to the perceptions of perfection from imperfect beings. Evolve.” I guess part of my evolution may be to also reconsider the way that I view perfection for myself as well. So my wish for you as well as myself in 2013 and for the remainder of life is personal growth and I pray that it is beneficial.

-Yours in evolving imperfection,
         Taelyr C. Roberts

As an aside, I know that I may be a bit tardy, but my thoughts and prayers go out to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary and the community of Newtown, Connecticut. I encourage you to tell those that you love that you love and cherish them because you never know if you’ll receive the opportunity again. Peace and blessings.