Imperfection or perfectionism comes up quite a lot in my work. People tell me that they are perfectionists. I encourage them to strive to be comfortable with imperfection; to see the beauty in flawed.

In other words, instead of experiencing imperfection as a shortcoming, a deficiency and/or weakness, why not see it and feel it simply as an inexactness and inaccuracy that presents an opportunity to see and feel the state of things as they are. The “isness.”

Here, 8 Perfectly IMPERFECT Quotes to chew on

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality. ~ John Ruskin

We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That’s what connects us—that we’re all broken, all beautifully imperfect. ~ Emilio Estevez

I’ve learned recently to love imperfection a lot because it shines such a big light on God’s grace. And if someone has grace for you that’s when you feel their love the most and they see you for who you are and they love you anyway. ~ Lacey Mosley

I believe that the measure of my soul is my capacity to love imperfect people. ~ Joseph Grenny

But those who seek only reassurance from life will never be more than tourists—seeing everything and trying to possess what can only be felt. Beauty is the shadow of imperfection. ~ Simon Van Booy

Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know in life. ~ John Ruskin

To accomplish the perfect perfection, a little imperfection helps. ~ Dejan Stojanovic

But life isn’t something that should be edited. Life shouldn’t be cut. The only way you’ll ever discover what it truly means to be alive and human is by sharing the full experience of what it means to be human and each blemish and freckle that comes with it. ~ Iain Thomas