Growing up I often heard the phrase “I am so disappointed” often. People are often disappointed by the ones they love, their jobs, or their lives. Disappointment comes from our own inaccurate assumptions and expectations. We become disappointed because we don’t see the true nature of our situation or the people in our lives. We rarely stop to see the big picture. Right now everything is as it should be… perfectly imperfect.

We live in a busy world, full of busy people. It’s when we get so busy that we don’t take the time to see situations or people as they really are that creates the problem. We want everything and everyone to be the way WE think they should be. We paint these perfect pictures in our mind and when things and people do not replicate that picture we become disappointed. We really need to stop and take notice of the true nature of event, people and situations before we form any sort of opinion. The first step to realizing the true nature of the world and people around us it to find out what our true nature is.

One of my favorite quotes is by Ghandi it says “you must be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Even when we open our eyes and wake up from our sleep things may still not be perfect, and nothing will ever be perfect. We are all evolving, growing and and realizing new truths. Don’t set out to change the world, or the people you love; instead change your world and your own ideas. This is where the acceptance and love part comes in. As people we are all imperfect, we all have our own short comings. The only thing left within our power is to love and accept them just the way that they are, no one likes to change the way they are to gain the love of the people around them.

While I am talking about acceptance, I want to stress how important it is to accept who we are in the present moment. In my life there are always things I want to change, but it is a work in progress and as long as I am moving forward and working towards my goals I have to accept who I am right now in this moment. We all want to love and be loved but the most important love is one that we give ourselves. If we don’t love and accept who we are then how can anyone else?

In a nutshell this is what I have learned in my life. I am the only one who can disappoint me, it is because of my own assumptions and expectations that I become disappointed. If I want more love, truth, or friendship in my life I need to become these things first by doing this I become the change I wish to see in my world. We are all changing and evolving and I need to be more accepting and loving of the people in my world, including myself. After learning these tough lessons I have come to the conclusion that the world really is perfectly imperfect.