Perfection

A goodbye note

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Perfection

Perfect-what

Perfect-who

Perfect-not

Years I wasted on you

Hours spent refining you

Minutes wasted overthinking you

What for?

What was I after?

What was your bar of excellence?

I searched in a blind attempt to achieve you

I cried tears of sorrow when I missed your unattainable finish line

I criticized myself and others when my eyes couldn’t see the beauty in the good enough

I chased you with futile effort and pleaded for your acceptance at the detriment of my sanity and personal relationships

Perfection

Perfect-who

Perfect-me, just as I am!

Aden Eyob is the clinical neuroscientist and author of the upcoming book, The Book on Mind Training: The Secret for Positive Living. Connect and check out her work here.