About Perfection

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 Everyone has feet of clay.  Some feet are more clay than others.  My Spirituality makes me far from being perfect as you well know.  And I have a tendency to heap guilt on myself.  And living with family reminds me I'm far from perfect, but those of us who are more introverted believe we are at our best when we are alone.

Perfection is NOT an attainable goal.  I have a tendency to be neurotic, caring too much about what I think others think.  But I have a way to deal with it by saying to my Spirit Guides to just take over.  It might be a bit easier for me to do this than others who are neurotic and aren't spiritual.  I find it easier to be around Spiritual people, because they tend to be more understanding and forgiving when my feet of clay are exposed.

I've had to learn and still think of myself as a diamond in the rough.  And adapting to new living conditions hasn't been easy.  I'm not making excuses, but no human has been perfected in this world, including me.  I want to say that I don't compare myself to others, but I do.  I want to say my social graces are perfect, but they aren't.  I'd like to say that I'm always a Spiritual person, but I'm not.

I have a lot of areas to work on.  Jesus says if a community does not accept you, just move on.  But I've often found the most difficult person to forgive is myself.  I'm still very Buddhist in my thinking and I do think that Human Life is ALL that matters.  Nothing in this world is worth taking my life over, and there is never a reason to do harm to others.

But there is no worse critic of myself than me.  I'm not sure this is either good or bad, but my thinking is that I'll live regardless.  But I might be a happier person if I simply forgive myself and move on.  Neirotics would love to say this, but often they can't or at least don't.  But this is what Spirituality teaches us.  

I have a strong guilt complex.  I seek balance in all things.  But again, that is partly Perfection.  And I'm just not there.  I told my wife that maybe I should have joined some group, but she said my theology is just too different.  I tend to agree, which is why I am a Cult of one, having separated myself from all the rest.  

People in general make me neurotic, which is why I'm at my best being alone.  My pipes always keep me company and they add a dimension to my Spirituality that is just different.  No, I am far from perfect, but just maybe my feet of clay aren't as big as they might be for others, yet I still have them.  Today it is my Peterson Churchwarden pipe with some Captain Black Original.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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