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\nHow often we compare ourselves to impossible standards of perfection, and how often this comparison produces the kind of contraction, efforting, and pushing that distances us from ourselves and others, and that is the opposite of what we seek. This episode of Turning Towards Life is a conversation about how we might find playful ways of loving the messiness that it is to be human and, from there, respond with the love, care and creativity that our lives call for, with Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.
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\nThis is Turning Towards Life, a weekly live 30 minute conversation hosted by Thirdspace in which Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn dive deep into big questions of human living. Find us on FaceBook to watch live and join in the lively conversation on this episode. We\u2019re also on YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Google and Spotify. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website.
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\nOur source for this week is chosen by Lizzie.
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\n\n\n\nDo not give me only perfect
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\nDo not give me only perfect
\nFor there is beauty in what lacks,
\nThe things that are most true
\nAre filled with flaws, covered in cracks,
\nSo stumble on your sentences,
\nforget the words you need,
\nTo those parading as perfection
\nI must say, pay them no heed.
\nFor it is you and your surroundings,
\nIt is you and how you feel,
\nYou and those you love
\nWhich are the things that are most real.
\nAnd if that means burnt toast and breakdowns
\nKnow there is strength in salty tears,
\nWhich says \u201cI will not let the world
\ntell me there\u2019s failure in my fears.\u201d
\nSo be afraid and be forgetful,
\nPlease just be with all your heart,
\nAnd if it happens that it\u2019s broken
\nThen be yourself with every part.
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\n\n\n\nErin Hanson
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\n\n\nPhoto by Saira on Unsplash
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