{"id":109886,"date":"2013-08-14T09:24:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T13:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/109886\/perfectly-imperfect\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T16:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:44:53","slug":"perfectly-imperfect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/109886\/perfectly-imperfect\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfectly Imperfect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perfectly Imperfect<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

We have all heard that no two snowflakes are alike.<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Each snowflake takes the perfect form for the maximum efficiency and<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

effectiveness for its journey. And while the universal force of gravity gives them a<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

shared destination, the expansive space in the air gives each snowflake the<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

opportunity to take their own path. They are on the same journey, but each takes<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

a different path. Along this gravity-driven journey, some snowflakes collide and<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

damage each other, some collide and join together, some are influenced by wind…<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

there are so many transitions and changes that take place along the journey of the<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

snowflake. But, no matter what the transition, the snowflake always finds itself<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

perfectly shaped for its journey. \u00a0I find parallels in nature to be a beautiful<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

reflection of grand orchestration. One of these parallels is of snowflakes and us.<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

We, too, are all headed in the same direction. We are being driven by a universal<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

force to the same destination. We are all individuals taking different journeys and<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

along our journey, we sometimes bump into each other, we cross paths, we<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

become altered… we take different physical forms. But at all times we too are<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

100% perfectly imperfect. At every given moment we are absolutely perfect for<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

what is required for our journey. I\u2019m not perfect for your journey and you\u2019re not<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

perfect for my journey, but I\u2019m perfect for my journey and you\u2019re perfect for your<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

journey. We\u2019re heading to the same place, we\u2019re taking different routes, but we\u2019re<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

both exactly perfect the way we are. \u00a0Think of what understanding this great<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

orchestration could mean for relationships. Imagine interacting with others<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

knowing that they too each share this parallel with the snowflake. Like you, <\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

they are headed to the same place and no matter what they may appear like to you,<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

they have taken the perfect form for their journey. How strong our relationships<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

would be if we could see and respect that we are all perfectly imperfect for our<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

journey.\u201d <\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\u2015 Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Perfectly Imperfect We have all heard that no two snowflakes are alike. Each snowflake takes the perfect form for the maximum efficiency and effectiveness for its journey. And while the universal force of gravity gives them a shared destination, the expansive space in the air gives each snowflake the opportunity to take their own path. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116604,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109886\/revisions\/116604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}