As a wife, mother, daughter and a business entrepreneur with multiple projects happening simultaneously, I am a BUSY woman to say the least! Someone once asked me how I ever find balance in life. I replied, “there is no balance.” I juggle all of these different roles and sometimes one of them can fall out of place. I am human; I “drop the ball” sometimes and will have to leave things the way they are until I can realistically pick up where I left off.
Truly, there is no person who is perfect in every way. I am not a believer of perfection because there are only 24 hours in a day, so something’s gotta give eventually! Sadly, with the many social media perceptions that we are constantly bombarded with on a daily basis, many of us are always striving for perfection. For example, one of my girlfriend’s homes once looked like it was featured in the magazine, Architectural Digest. Her house was beautiful and pristine. If you went to open her refrigerator or a kitchen drawer, both would be perfectly organized and every item would be placed neatly in its designated spot. Unfortunately, this relentless perfection my friend strived for led her to have a mini stroke, which thankfully she has fully recovered from.
We really have to judge ourselves based on the standard of grace rather than perfection. A Buddhist monk once said to me, “In face of the difficult, face it, accept it, deal with it, embrace it and learn to let it go.” I think that pretty much summarizes how we can handle life’s challenges with grace. I can relate to his wisdom quite well, but how I translate this wisdom into my own language and into my own household with two rambunctious boys who are constantly testing my limits, is by telling myself, “I am not perfect, but I tried my best, so give me a break!”
