The Legacy

Weaknesses, Faults and Mistakes “Celebrate Your Imperfections” My desire is for you is to be happy as a state of mind and have love in your heart in all your dealings. Life can be hard enough, and the world can be hard on you…as can people around you, often judgemental and cruel…it is in these time I trust you will look back on these poems and thoughts to help you work through your rough bits. I trust that you will choose happiness, love and kindness as the default state for your life. This way you will be able to cope with all the rest of it. Sometimes we can cruise in life, when all is good. It is easy to be happy when things are going well. Other times it doesn’t matter what we do we will never be good enough for ourselves. We can be the most judgmental towards ourselves. We can be overly hard and unforgiving on ourselves if we make mistakes. Quite often this attitude will overflow to other people, your wife , husband, children, friends, and work colleagues. Making mistakes, having weaknesses and having flaws is human… everyone has them. They are in fact a critical part of our humanity, and are to be admired, respected and loved even. So the topic today is of course “Weakness, Faults and Mistakes." *** Weakness, Faults & Mistakes Let’s talk of perfection, a little piece of you, For you are perfect in the heart its true, You are the best version of yourself… no one else can compare, No one does a better you…well…anytime or anywhere. The same is true for you, as me, and well anybody else, We all do the best and most perfect version of our self Now this does not mean that we should… not look to be better still But that’s another topic and more about your free will. And this does not mean that we are all the same, For sameness in perfection meets on a different plane For sameness in perfection would imply the… same character traits, Everyone responding in the same way… with the same fates. For if we are all the same, a blandness would take hold, No matter how beautiful, special colourful or bold. For if we were the same, beauty would be the norm, And it would not be real beauty in the above average form. So what makes something special or unique, It’s not how it’s the same, it’s how it is oblique. For it is our differences that sets us all apart, Its ow we don’t think or look alike that opens up our heart So let us spend a little time pondering on this theme, What makes us different is not what it might seem. It is our mistakes, faults and weaknesses… expressed in form Is the secret to our differences and makes each… one special out of the norm. It is our foibles and stuff ups of character and time, That gives each one of our unique purpose now in rhyme, For it is these things we are most judgemental of inside, That separates each of us from each other once applied. So for our weakness, and faults, and our mistakes… we should rejoice, Never deny these things, make sure they have a voice… You should indeed love these flaws of nature in yourself For they are what creates a perfect version of our self So embrace your mistakes learn a lesson and then grow, Embrace your weaknesses for they are yours you know. Embrace all of your faults for they “perfect”… the best version of you Own each and every one of them in everything you do. So I want to talk of perfection and give a masterclass, It is in your weakness, mistakes, faults and how… you carry them with class, So never apologise for being the best version you can do Rejoice in your foibles, own them and I’ll be proud of you. So… Celebrate your faults Forgive your faults, Love your faults For they define you And you are the perfect you No one else can be that too, Love yourself and own your mistakes They have set you gloriously off course And most of your adventures, they are the source. Learn your lessons from your mistakes Be grateful for your path, As it is no-one else but yours And it can make you sad or make you laugh, This is of course up to you, So take the perspective…you are the perfect you. Don’t forget that throughout all of your life there are key characteristics, ways of thinking…framed ways of processing information and perspectives for you to consider as you go. This is no difference here. Own every aspect of you, and love every part of you, the good bits and the not so good bits, for they make you the person you are. Go forth and make the world a great place and live and exceptional life.