Flawed Yet Worthy

Is there even one perfect human being on the face of this planet?  I rather think not. 

So, the next logical step is to note that in some way every one of us has a flaw, or a series of flaws.  For some it is a physical deformity.  Others suffer from some mental ailment, or maybe it is nothing more than stinking thinking (to borrow a Zig Ziglar phrase). 

So, for the record, we are all flawed in some way.  What then?

We still matter – you and I.  We still are people of worth and great value.  We are still worthy of being loved, of belonging, of holding down a job and making a significant contribution to society.  Flaws are only something around which we maneuver.  They are not a death sentence.  They are an obstacle course that helps build stamina and resistance.  Flaws build flexibility.  They teach us how to be better, do better, live better, and be better. 

And above all, flaws teach us that we are still worthy.  We still matter.  And we still belong.

Here’s a quote worth remembering.

“Perfect and bulletproof are seductive,

but they don’t exist in the human experience.”

~Brene Brown

Shall I point out a few of my flaws?  Perhaps not, for then I’d want you to point out a few of yours and we don’t have that kind of time in this space to cover the subject matter of my flaws, much less your flaws.

Rather, what is “right” with you and me?  That is the focus.  There is so much we can still do, and there are mountains we can still climb metaphorically.

The attitude is this … what do I want to accomplish that is still within reach and within my capabilities. 

That is what we go after.

Got flaws?  Who doesn’t?

Got worth? 

You better believe that one!

P Michael Biggs

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