Imperfection

Everyone has a couple of "imperfections". 

First, let's define imperfection, shall we?

Imperfection: of, pertaining to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses, not perfect, incomplete, has flaws.

Well, that's just depressing. Flaws, incompletion, weaknesses, defects... that can't be right. Right?

And so, I looked up "Perfect".

Perfect: entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings, accurate, exact, or correct in every detail.

Nobody's perfect though. 

So, I chose to look at the flaws I've seen in me for years, not just in my personality, but in my appearance too, as something that makes me stand out.

Take my weird line right across my nose. It appears when I cry, or when I get really hot. Which means, when my nose is red, I have this line across my nose. I don't know if it's just a perfect (ha!) line of freckles, or what, but it used to drive me insane. It's not pretty. In the least bit. But I'm learning to accept it.

 This "imperfection", I've had since I was born. It's a "dog tag"(I have no clue why it's called that). But basically, it's a little piece of my ear that decided to do it's own thang. So, it does something weird at the top of my ear. But, I actually kinda like it.

 Okay, this is a birthmark. I think. I don't know if I've had it since I was born exactly, but it's been with me for years. At first, I just thought it was a bunch of freckles, but when all the freckles on my face faded that winter, and this thing on my elbow didn't, I decided it wasn't.

So, the point of this is that I started looking at my "imperfections" as one-of-a-kind things.
No one else has a line across their nose, or a dog tag, or a birthmark exactly like mine. God knew what he was doing when he made me. And who am I to judge what he created? So, the final word I looked up was:

Unique:existing as the only one or as the sole example; single;solitary in type or characteristics: having no like or equal; unparalleled, incomparable, not typical; unusual.


I'm unique. I like that word a whole lot better than imperfect.