“That is perfect which has attained its purpose.” You’re perfect because your being alive in the world fulfills a purpose. You attain your purpose by existing, by being the one and only you. As Tolle puts it, “You are a presence in the world, and that is all you ever need to be.” On the day you were born, you were worthy of all the love, joy, freedom, connection, and dignity in the world simply because you were in it. All of that is still true. Everything you achieve in this life is just the clapping after the song. You are the song. — In a world where the desires and ambitions of women are
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