Spiritual Imperfection
By Darryl Duke. Filed in Belief |Tags: creating our path, Happiness, self love, spiritual growth, spiritual imperfection, unconditional love
To be perfect is to be entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings. I know I’m nowhere near being perfect as a person, and that I never will be in this lifetime. I try not to worry too much about my imperfections though, or the spiritual imperfections I also have. I realize that part of spiritual growth is knowing I will always need to grow and that having imperfections both spiritually and as a person is a part of who I am. I don’t necessarily like having them, and I certainly don’t like seeing them in other people, but because I have learned to love myself unconditionally I am slowly learning to love others unconditionally too. Now having imperfections doesn’t give any of us the right to act in ways that hurt people, nor should it be used as an excuse for when we do. But if we honestly keep striving for personal and spiritual growth even when we fall far short of being perfect, it’s still possible to love ourselves and be be happy with who we are. An unconditional love for ourselves that holds the promise of loving others in the same way no matter what their imperfections may be.
