What really is perfection? Is it something that one can attain? According to http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perfection perfection is the state of being without a flaw or defect. Many of us strive for it, often suffering in the process because of our personal inability to achieve it. The fact is, although our perception of perfection is different from each other, what seems to be the common denominator is that it is something external that we need in order to make us feel whole, make us complete, and make us feel happy. Wow! Reality cannot be further from the truth. We want the perfect body, the perfect husband or wife, perfect children, the perfect job, the perfect house, car and the list goes on and on and on. We constantly make improvements on everything, ourselves, our belongings and even our family, but to no avail. We end up being in conflict because we are never satisfied. We never seem to gratify our idea of perfection. Now don’t get me wrong. I believe that we must always strive to be our best and motivate other persons to be their best. The problem arises when we are not satisfied with our best at the moment and when we criticize other persons for not living up to our personal ideal. Unfortunately we end up fussing and fighting because what we want is not happening, or so it seems. We use the external as a ruler to measure ourselves and for some reason, we oh so love to compare ourselves with others. Oh yes, we struggle daily to attain the greener grass that we think we see on the other side. And then when we perceive that nothing is happening and even when we think that we have what we need, we find it strange that we do not experience this bliss, this feeling of happiness, fulfillment and completeness. We then begin to feel that something is wrong with us, our self-esteem is shattered, we feel sad, depressed, frustrated and overwhelmed. Please, don’t feel dismayed. When this feeling comes up, it is very important that persons realize that the only thing that can make us feel whole and complete is really ourselves. No one else but us. Yes, no one else but you. Your mind is extraordinary and by just changing your perception of yourself and accepting you just as you are, you will feel a weight just fall off your shoulders. Consider yourself perfect in all your imperfection, consider your family perfect in all their imperfections and just by this shift in your train of thought, you would realize that everything that is meant to be is indeed perfection. It is perfection because it is meant to be. You are where you are supposed to be right now. Accept it lovingly and look forward to the daily lessons you are supposed to learn. That in essence is perfection. Look in your mirror everyday and tell yourself “I love and accept myself just the way I am; I am perfect in all my imperfections�. Try it, and then tell me about it.