Imperfections — in things, in people, in places — add character to life. Tell us about an imperfection that you cherish.
Imperfections — in things, in people, in places — add character to life. Tell us about an imperfection that you cherish.
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Cannot say I cherish this one. Dysgraphia. I love to write, but this imperfection, a learning disability that plays havoc with spelling, punctuation, and because some words do not make it to the page causes confusion, Makes writing for publication very difficult. That said, I do thank Dysgraphia for a few things, but mostly because I had to constantly question things. I became a critical thinking, and in time also came to appreciate what really matters in our world and our lives.
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My son has a scar on his belly, a very large scar left after he had reparative surgeries for ulcerative colitis when he was a boy. Initially they made me cry. Now they remind me of his strength, of his ability to face even the most dire of circumstances to come out stronger in the end.
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I joined the “zipper club” a few years ago and have a big ugly scar..another imperfection.
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I wrote about scars last week! Great minds….
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hmmm. great minds indeed.
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Love this. Beauty in imperfection is something I rant about all the time! LOL
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I have a friend who is extremely self-centered. But it doesn’t really matter. They just have an attitude that… makes you smile. 🙂
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This invitation reminds me of wisdom from William Stafford, the poet from Oregon, who taught that if you were stuck in your writing, to “lower your standards” and keep going. As a pacifist, he also thought that this might work in peace work: lower your standard (as in flag) and extend a hand in friendship instead…..
My own imperfections are myriad, but mostly tend now at the age of 69 to be around fatigue and not having very much energy in a given day, needing to rest often. I see my goals extending further and further into the uncertain future!
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I’m sure not many would admit this because of the stigma. I have bipolar disorder. I can’t exactly say I cherish it.
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Human Perfection:http://wp.me/1ho8l
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Here goes mine: http://lumar1298yahoo.com/2013/04/10/daily-prompt-imperfection/
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Perfection needs to be thrown away as a concept )
http://artmoscow.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/if-you-find-someone-perfect-run/
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Growing up, people always told me that if I sat by myself too often, I’d be sad all my life. They always made the impression that that was my biggest imperfection. Some say maybe it still is, but I cherish my solitude in being alone for it is the richness of self.
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I, too, love my solitude.
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Learning to be comfortable when by yourself is a valuable thing to learn and something many people never discover, leaving them poorer and often discontented.
janet
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Nothing wrong to be by yourself, everyone likes time away from the world. Take time alone to recharge batteries, read a good book, paint, pray, watch tv, do what you wish. We all live in a stressful time, war, crime, money, children, taking time alone can help you get your head around your world. You do what you want only you know what is best for you. Good luck and take care.=)
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I think it’s a shame that so many people never are alone, never are in silence, never have time to relax and let their thoughts wander. I find these things very refreshing.
janet
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I quite agree, we have a beautiful Cathedral near me and its so quiet that the silence hurts my ears, I could sit all day and hear or see no one. I love it 😀
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What a blessing! The sad thing to me is that there are many cathedrals that are filled with beauty, yet are rarely filled with worship.
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I stopped attending church years ago because of the Sunday Christians, the politics, infighting and the members who don’t understand that by being the way they are, the are closing churches. The first time I attendd the church my family and I sat in a pew and quickly followed by an old lady who told us to move as that was her pew and 3 generations of her family had sat there. That is sad about certain churches.
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I’m sorry to hear that. Perhaps one day you can find a loving church and give it a go again.
janet
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Its ok I don’t need a church, I have the Lord with me , as long as I have faith I will be just great 😀
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That’s true and what’s important. A good church is wonderful, though. I also love singing in our praise team.
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Do you know I have read some of your imperfections and the writings are god. But I think WordPress have gone a bit far, are you looking for imperfections within yourself just so you writ about? So what if you have a problem, are you botherd about it as you may have mentioned it before, I have so called Dysgraphia, but its not a problem to me, I have the same sort of problem but with numbers. I have many other problems with me or the way I have to live my life. Its who I am, I don’t have imperfections, I am just me, I am not perfect no one is, so if no one is perfect then no one has imperfections. You are just who you are and WordPress should not try to imply that we have imperfections…..Yes? No?
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An imperfection that I CHERISH?.
I will have to think LONG & HARD about that?,
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This didn’t go where I thought it would
http://paulscribbles.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/grist-for-the-mill/
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My slight OCD makes imperfection an issue for me…so I try to look at imperfections as the things that help us stand apart…making us each unique…
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I love my imperfect babies – dirty diapers, nighttime feedings, tantrums and all!
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http://jaberer.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/my-imperfection-boon-or-bane/
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I have a friend, a fantastic writer, whose illness has affected his spelling. If he emails me in the morning, his spelling is perfect. If in the evening, his message has all sorts of permutations in the spelling. It is like getting emails from someone in the far-away past, when spelling was more fluid and individual. E.g., Shakespeare spelled his own surname in different ways. In a world growing increasingly uniform, I love this kind of individuality.
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I could have loved better! Thanks all!
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Hope I’m not to late to the party. Guess I’m just imperfect. 🙂 But my story’s not about me, but about my horse. I hope you enjoy meeting here. http://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/daily-prompt-imperfection/
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Hmmm, I meant “meeting her.” 🙂
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My small toe on my left foot rides on top the toe next to it. I cherish this imperfection because
I broke it during a gymnastics competition. I just got off the balance beam after a GREAT run, and tripped over the leg of the beam! How clumsy it THAT? LOL! It was a great competition. My gymnastics days are over, but I love the memory and the story behind the broken, unfixed toe.
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My second toes, next to my big toes, are longer than the big toes. My brother’s are that way, too.
janet
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Toes are funny. I love my toes. 🙂
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Toes are certainly better than the alternative. 🙂
janet
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“Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.” ― Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair At Styles
Daily Prompt: Imperfection – My Instincts! http://myvividvisions.com/2013/04/11/daily-prompt-imperfection-my-instincts/
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I guess there’s no such thing in the world as ‘perfection’! So, I cherish everything in life, good or bad. The most important thing is, how we learn from and grow with it!
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My feeling is our human imperfections are our Divine qualities!!!!!
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Two of my young cats were born to a feral mom. When they were first caught and taken to a clinic, their left ear was tipped. It used to bother me, but now I see it as a reminder that they will live much longer, healthier lives than they might have been destined to live.
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Can being a Man who is emotional be an ‘Imperfection’?.
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No its called being a real man 😀
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To ‘MYSORESOUL – Thank You for that, MUCH Appreciated. 😉
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I don’t think so but society is trying to make it so.
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That is a REAL pity Sheila. ;(.
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http://winedrinkingmummy.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/daily-prompt-imperfection/
. I like this daily prompt.
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Thanks for this Jo, I will check it out now, MUCH Appreciated. 😉
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Thank You again Jo. 🙂
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This is tough.. can’t cherish imperfections.. despise them, get rid of them.. but I guess what makes us better are “imperfections” that people think we have which we convert to strengths..
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Great subject to write about! Mad about WordPress and how it wants us to blog about brilliant things! My cherished imperfections are books… and you can read about it here: http://willeke73.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/the-imperfection-of-books-daily-prompt/
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