Embracing imperfection and life as it appears in front of us is incredibly freeing.
Byron Janis' career as a concert pianist has meant embracing imperfection, even when it seemed like an insuperable obstacle.
The worst thing, along with isolation and lack of understanding, can be the shame associated with not living up to expectations internalized by a culture which is friendlier to near poetry about embracing imperfection than it is to getting down and dirty about hearing and growing to be able to hear how brutal and terrible some imperfections can be.
"My photos embrace imperfections," Armitage said, crediting the "democracy of the Internet" for her ability to subvert beauty standards on Girls by Girls.
"Wood conforms to almost every aspect of our wider philosophy," reads the introduction, "To be surrounded with handmade objects; to embrace imperfection; and to celebrate humble, everyday things for their simple, sculptural beauty". Evidence of this can be found throughout Maesgwyn.
I've learned to embrace imperfection.
In a phone conversation on March 24, Janis' 88th birthday, he reflected on a life likely unfamiliar in its particulars to many Americans today, but one that powerfully captures the resilience that springs from an open mind and a willingness to embrace imperfection and impossibility.
5 By embracing my imperfections, I hope to encourage others to feel at home with this book.
However in letting go of the unachievable - and embracing the imperfections in life - we also find the joy.
His vibrant pieces offer visitors visual eye candy that extends beyond the canvas, embracing beautiful imperfections that glass art can produce, rather than frowning upon them.
Each key was engraved with a message: HOPE, STRENGTH, COURAGE, FIGHT, BELIEVE, FEARLESS, PEACE, DREAM, FAITH, etc. From the stage, between songs, I would talk to the audience about embracing our imperfections.
