Being Imperfect

Today I read this blog by Single Dad Laughing. It's called, The Disease Called "Perfection." It was not a laughable post, but more so, a thought provoker. The blog is a post about being perfect and the people who have been affected by this epidemic. The idea is irrational, and it is a disease. Too many of us, old, young, male, female, cool, uncool, are challenged with this pressure of being perfect All of the Time.

Demi Lovato advocates the "Love is Louder Than the Pressure to be Perfect" campaign. Lovatics, such as myself, have aided in the advocacy in spreading awareness to the cause. Too many of us, are diseased by societies idea of perfectionism. Credit for starting the project goes out to Brittany Snow.

Dove challenges us to be happy in our own skin by showing the negative affects of Photoshop in the media. It's a distortion of beauty. IT'S FALSE! What you see out there is NOT REAL! Here's a link to video on YouTube.

OperationBeautiful.com was started for this very reason.

It's not just about beauty. It's about having okay grades. It's about having a mismatched outfit. It's about running at your own pace. It's not just about having enough money to buy as you please. It's everything that we consider what makes a person "perfect."

It's simply about being Real. Being you. Doing you. Loving You. Appreciating those around you.

Look past the surface that is another person.

Even your biggest role model isn't perfect.

Back to the blog. The challenge at the end of his post was to confess your imperfections. Own up to your humanity!

My challenge? If you actually read this, go read his. Check out the links. Share them on the interwebs. You have a voice, use it. Provide for someone who thinks they're a human alone in world full of gods.

They aren't. You aren't. We're all human. Let everyone know.

~Tawny