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Forget Your Perfect Offering

Photo credit: Less than perfect
Some cultures have a tradition of purposefully including imperfections in their handiwork with the idea that anomalies add a unique human essence to the work. Navaho rug weavers would include a "spirit pathway" as seen in the picture. They believed that part of the weaver's being was entwined in the rug.
A mindful self-compassion practice of kindness can be helpful when you find that you are expecting perfection and discover that you are human!
Here's your practice:
Enjoy my favorite lines from Leonard Cohen's song, "Anthem" after your meditation. It reads like a poem.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in