Picture Positive Not Perfection

It is a mental challenge when one thinks about that which one can and can not accomplish. The challenge is not that it is not viable but the perceptions that are gathered which create the picture, the outcome or supposed outcome.

Supposed? Yes, because often there is this small misconception that which is forming needs to be perfect. In the pursuit of such we lost the purpose of the positive picture that once was created to enhance these marvelous changes in the first place.

Oh I am talking from my own analytic mind. I too have some marvelous ideas and even self challenges that start with a small idea and grow into a lovely seed ready for planting. THEN like a swift change in season I am recreating that plan and fostering many ideas and before I know it the once applicable and realistic plan or idea has become larger than Ben Hur the epic movie.

My ideas and plans have character roles now! and like every drama there needs to be a moment of truth and reflection. You know that part in the movie where the lead character has a moment of inner thought and reassesses their life, the event or situation and finds the courage to find the solution.

Well in my case it is like - Hang on - start with the one plan and see it through, then create the next step! Like a bull at the gate that thought has taken on yet another round the world voyage of questioning whether I really should be doing this idea, plan or project at all? When lower Ego can find a back door it will.

I am now sitting back and contemplating my usual finesse of running up that hill and taking a great leap of faith, to questioning well I have done this before but it never worked out like I had hoped or anticipated. I find the key was how I tried to over perfect the idea or plan. How I had got this picture perfect ideal in my mind as to that which it should be or become. In doing so I lost the essence of that which I truly first envisioned.

Ok, so I can be a bit repetitive. Like a child that is told no and can't help but ask again just in-case circumstances have changed in that split 1 minute pause of hearing no! Until it is an inevitable reckoning that opens the conscious mind to well, it is definitely a no.

So where was I? picture positive not perfect, means you write down your reasons for that which you see in your life, in your goals and in your self. Look at this in realistic terms not with critical expectations. The ego can always find a way to knock the wind out of you self confidence and self esteem given half the chance. When we doubt out ability or self it is like a red flag and ego is charging forth the bowl you over and trample you some more.

The only way to be more conscious of your thoughts and ideals is to look at matters in am ore positive light. For may it was realising I had so many project and great ones at that, but they had not been fulfilled. I look at myself a tad disappointed thinking wow you have always done this and you finish 40 % not 100%. I was really critical of myself and my spreading my energy so thin I lost interest or it become too hard that I just left it half finished. Yes, ego was kicking me a few times as well.

I then went through and seen this with a new set of eyes. The unfinished projects or goals or ideas were now sitting there in their usual back burner form. I looked at each one and could see how I had started off great until I become overly creative! in the pursuit of making something happen I had gave it life, gave it a make over, 15 times and then decided it must need a nip and tuck because it was still not perfect. The end result reminds me of a joke I once heard.

" A lady in her 60's get his by car and goes to heaven. At the pearly gates she is met by God who says to her go back it is not your time you have many more years to live, well into your 90's. The lady is so excited to hear this is not her time and so she returns to her body and start to recover.

Thinking to herself well since I am in here and I am not going to die until my late 90's I may as well fix up a few things and turn back a few years. So she has a nose job, a tummy tuck, a face lift and all the things she felt she wanted to do, after all she going to be living well into her 90's.

All complete she leaves the hospital and on the way home decided to stop and buy a few groceries. As she crosses the road she is hit by a truck!

Up to heaven she goes and she is standing at the gate furious! God shows up......well ? said the lady...you said it was not my time I was to live well into my 90's! God replies, is that you ? sheez did not even recognise you!"

I can assure you changing and recognising your choices is not that dramatic lol. I took a moment to reassess my self and my actions. I started to realise I set myself up for that picture of perfect yet in my subconscious mind I know perfection is not a reality it is a perception.

The steps I took next were to help me see if my ideas, goals or plans were still applicable. Did they have sustenance or longevity? Where they stepping stones or foundation blocks that can be built upon? Could I see more in this now as I have taken a different perspective on the unfinished work?

Some were null and void but others I knew were waiting for me to grow into. I had started the idea, plan or project but had to acquire the knowledge or experience to see it through. I could see a collage of plans and ideas starting to take form. I also could hear my conscious mind say don't go doing no nipping and tucking and changing everything like last time either or your plans will be like that lady, unrecognizable.

1. Create the platform
2. Start to work it, mold it and see its viability
3. Consider if it is a shorty term exercise or a long term outcome
4. Look at the positives it is presenting be this growth, understanding, confidence etc
5. Remember -Perfection is a perception not a realistic outcome so enjoy the challenge of creating this and learning from the experiences.
6. Give yourself permission to change your mind.
7. Find your sense of purpose and that which you truly wish to accomplish by starting your new project, attitude and so forth.
8. Encourage yourself, support yourself and enjoy yourself.
9. Do not measure yourself against others, you are an individual and noone can be like you any you dont want to be someone else. Be strong and be proud!
10. It does not cost you money to start, it take energy. Once you have created your plan and started to put energy toward your personal goal it is amazing how the universe supports the right doors, people, support and so forth to see the once thought of plan or idea come to life.

So in coming to the finality of this blog, erase every doubt you have had that you can not possibly do it! You are able to achieve al ot more than you realise when you remove the doubts, limitations or the comparisons of what you feel is expected.

It can be a liberating feeling knowing you have followed through.- Picture Positive, Not Perfection and you will find a complete more fulling image of that which is attainable.

xx Cosmic Hugs xx