Comments on: less-than perfect http://jenlarsen.net/2009/02/less-than-perfect/ dealing in awesome, since 1973 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:53:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fuzzleinc http://jenlarsen.net/2009/02/less-than-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 Fuzzleinc Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:33:49 +0000 http://jenlarsen.net/?p=228#comment-1742 I always found fault with myself in that I was "pretty good" at the things I tried to do, but "really good" at absolutely nothing. No great talents, no amazing gifts - just ok. Average. Which means I'll never be amazing. Which sucks. I always found fault with myself in that I was “pretty good” at the things I tried to do, but “really good” at absolutely nothing. No great talents, no amazing gifts – just ok. Average. Which means I’ll never be amazing. Which sucks.

]]> By: FlamingoGirl http://jenlarsen.net/2009/02/less-than-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 FlamingoGirl Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:18:20 +0000 http://jenlarsen.net/?p=228#comment-1671 How did you get inside my head?!! I've spent far far too much time planning my three wishes and the top wish is also to be perfect- perfect looking (of course) as well as being really really amazingly good at every single thing I do. And I don't want to have to work at it either :) How did you get inside my head?!!

I’ve spent far far too much time planning my three wishes and the top wish is also to be perfect- perfect looking (of course) as well as being really really amazingly good at every single thing I do. And I don’t want to have to work at it either :)

]]> By: Sal http://jenlarsen.net/2009/02/less-than-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-1669 Sal Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:29:11 +0000 http://jenlarsen.net/?p=228#comment-1669 When I was in 4th grade, I read "The Once and Future King" for the first time. (I've probably read it another 10 times since.) T.H. White posited that when you achieve perfection, you cease to exist. So when Galahad found the Holy Grail, POOF. All gone. Like you, I hate being imperfect and hate being sub-par at anything, even things that take serious work and practice to master. But because of that book, I've never longed for full-on perfection. When I was in 4th grade, I read “The Once and Future King” for the first time. (I’ve probably read it another 10 times since.) T.H. White posited that when you achieve perfection, you cease to exist. So when Galahad found the Holy Grail, POOF. All gone.

Like you, I hate being imperfect and hate being sub-par at anything, even things that take serious work and practice to master. But because of that book, I’ve never longed for full-on perfection.

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