Thurs.Food For Thought

November 3rd, No Perfect People We may have spent much time and energy looking for perfect people to fulfill our lives. This process involves projecting our fond illusions onto those we meet, building them up way out of reality, and then being terribly disillusioned when extended and intimate acquaintance proves them to be just ordinary people. Accepting our friends and family for what they are rather than what we idealize them to be, is part of growing up emotionally. It is our own weakness and insecurity that causes us to try to accept ourselves as less than perfect, we are able to reduce the unreasonable demands we make on others. As we come to know our Higher Power, we do not need to make gods out of fellow human being. By not expecting perfection from others, we can love them as they are, encouraging their strengths and supporting their weaknesses. I pray for the emotional maturity to accept myself and those I love. Readings by Hazelden Meditation Series