Recently, some personal inconveniences forced me to take leave of from work earlier than usual. And, I had some idle time. On one hand I was pre-occupied by some assignment, practically, I was free! My pre-occupation was spending some time with my father who was ill, and hospitalised. So, I was with him in the night. Yes, he used to talk for a while all old and new things, but then he was tired and was fast asleep. Naturally for me, it was idle time.
For some odd reason, I didn't carry any book with me, as was my wont. So, after a few minutes of browsing through the magazines I felt bored. But, then I started recollecting some of the ideas I had read a few years back. So much for the introduction, let me come to my point -- I do not remember where and when I read it but the idea was very clear to my mind. It was this simple idea You are allowed to Imperfect!
Quite often, it happens that we do not attempt something because we do not know it! It used to happen with me. You just don't do something because you think you are not perfect at it! It may be an area of doing some simple domestic chore, as simple as fixing a broken switch! As I reflect on these, certain things become clearer. Many of the important things that I have done, I had started when I didn't know a thing about it. But as you work through, things become clearer, and then probably you may go through all the stages which I referred to in my earlier post -- Panic, Inertia, Striving, Coping and Mastery.
So, it again boils down to the same thing. You're allowed to Imperfect. May be it is a panic or inertia stage. Or, it can be even that it may something "insignificant" to improve upon. You're allowed to Imperfect, provided you understand what it means, and you don't make that an excuse for not improving upon yourself.
