We’ve (okay I’ve) talked about embracing imperfection in Permission to be. Bikurgurl picked up that theme and took it to the next level and urged us to be authentic in Space and Grace. Now it’s time to hear from you.
What does giving yourself ‘Grace and Space’ mean to you?
What springs to mind when you hear that question? Does it remind you to allow yourself to be you? Does it sound a clarion call to clear out the chaos and clutter of your life?
“The courage to accept the fact that Iβm not perfect (donβt tell the twenty year-old me!), the will to respect and allow myself space (and time, and pace) to grow, to make mistakes.”
— Annie from What the Woman Wrote
Perspectives from around the Blogosphere
Read some of the things your fellow bloggers are saying about perfection, authenticity and being the you that you were always meant to be.
Oliana answered the question in her poem, Who Am I But Me? There she talks about authenticity and what it means to be her:
I am perfect
in my imperfection
I`m an ordinary human being,
doing the best I can
with utmost dedication.
— Oliana from Traces of the Soul
Jacqueline writes of her sister in My Sister, My Sister, and her words offer a truth we should all embrace because we are all an:
Imperfectly perfect soul
of beautiful
human.
Your indelible cracks
have made you
inestimable.
— Jacqueline Obyikocha of A Cooking Pot and Twisted Tales
What does ‘giving yourself Grace and Space’ mean to you?
Does it send up a call deep within your soul to be truly yourself? Are you right now throwing off the shackles of other people’s expectations and firing your inner critic? Is your pen or your fingers racing over the keys/pages to construct your own post about what it means to be uniquely you?
Great post Melinda. My thoughts are along the lines of finding peace and beauty within oneself. Accepting our imperfections. Loving who we are and accepting others for who they are.
Thank you! Can I quote you? Would you like to add anything else?
Yes you may. No that is fine. Hope you are fine.
π Thanks! I am doing well. Things are a bit crazy work-wise but otherwise fine.
This is a real treat Melinda. Thanks!
The question brought me to last Hatha yoga class when the instructor talked about feeling light, in peace, having patience with ourselves throughout our daily journeys. My conclusion was that in order to do that we need to leave the ego and speak from the heart, relieving ourselves from fulfilling external expectations.
oh wow that is a wonderful and fresh perspective. Thank you so much for sharing it. May I quote in a forthcoming post?
You’re most welcome. My pleasure to share and thanks for the inspiration. Yes, you can quote. π
Thank you! Would you like to add anything to your quote?
Thank you! Not really.
You’re welcome π
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I needed this more than you know! Here’s mine!
https://writersdream9.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/rainbow-wishesetheree/
Yay! I am so glad this idea spread some much needed light into your life! π I am running over for a visit!
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See how this has bloomed. I had no idea such a beautiful thought was ongoing. There’s truly grace in space. Well done Mel. I enjoyed your compilation.
Feel free to add to it! I am collecting more quotes, poems, reactions of any kind to add to a follow up post. Do let me know if you’d like to add something for that. I’d love to have a quote or anything you feel like sharing. Feel free to talk about this idea with your readers. Spread the grace!
oh this is just empowering, Mel! Love how a conversation blooms into a lovely and wise links of words! π
Thank you π What does the phrase mean to you? I’m still gathering perspectives. I’d love to add yours! You can give me a quote or link me to something you’ve already written π
Beautiful collaberation you two. Wonderfully done.
Thank you! I’m still gathering perspectives. I want to do a follow up post with more π
Awesome!
This is beautifully compiled and written. π
Thank you! What does the phrase ‘giving yourself grace and space’ mean to you? I’d love to include your outlook in a follow on post. π
Aren’t you sweet?
Thank you. π
In a nutshell?
The opportunity to accept my flaws, my mistakes, likewise.
And determining self to work on bettering myself, for myself.
Perfect! Thank you! I will link to your site when I post this. I’m waiting to see if I get any more quotes. I want to give others the opportunity to chime in. Maybe we can all learn something π or maybe we’ll just remind each other to cut ourselves some slack, turn off our inner critics–so long as it’s a positive reaction! π
My pleasure. π
That’s actually a pretty cool and great idea. ππ»π
Thanks! Feel free to run with the idea on your blog and solicit your readers’ perspectives π If you do, let me know so I can check it out!
Sure thing.
I just might. π
Please do! We can all use a little more grace in our lives whether it comes from within or without or both π My next post will explore that π
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Completely agree me with you. π
I’ll try to do my part as well.
π awesome! I will of course reference your post in follow on posts so we can keep folks circling around and gaining as much positive perspective on the matter as our blogging community can provide π
Sure. Sounds great. πππ»
Yay! Just link me or leave a comment on my post so I see it. I get bogged down at work and lose track of the blogosphere π
Sure. When I post, I definitely will. ππ»π
π Yay! Thank you!
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Convey the same when I publish and let you know. π
π yay! Awesome!
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Thank you so much for gathering the writers and gaining the wider perspective! I’m so enjoying the evolution of our conversation, pulling in like-minded bloggers – Brilliant!
Thank you! I am pulling in more perspectives for a follow on piece. I want to keep the conversation flowing π So if you have anything you’d like to add, just let me know!
Loving it! I would love to continue making it priority going forward — our experiences give us the perspective that life is fleeting, we are not promised tomorrow, and changing the script inside changes … everything! I look forward to working with you π
Yes! Thank you! I too look forward to working with you. Maybe we can craft a kind of series of posts helping folks change their interior monologue.
I would love doing that with you π Let’s work out the logistics off-line π
sure thing! I have a contact form for just this kind of thing! π https://melindakucsera.com/2010-2/
Fantastic — something I should look into doing myself….
I just made one. It was a pain because you have to go to the WP admin and that admin doesn’t play well with my PC but it was worth it π
Good to know! For another day — maybe this weekend….
π It’s not hard just the layout gave me a headache and it somehow received a strange url which I can’t change. Oh well. It exists and that’s all that matters.
#GraceAndSpace π I think it’s rather fab!
Me too! π
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Such a delight to see this post. Grace birthed space π
Thank you! Add your perspective to the mix! What does the phrase ‘give yourself grace and space’ mean to you? It could be a quote or feel free to write a poem and send me the link! I’d like to do a follow-on post with more blogger’s perspectives on this π
That’s my quote π Grace birthed space —
I am quoting you on that! π I will link to your site π
Fabulous! π π
π Yay!
Oh my!!! what a treat to see this, Melinda! Now what does grace in space mean…hmm, have to ponder that for a little while.
Do let me know! I’d love to include your thoughts in a follow on post. You’re very welcome π When I read your poem, I knew I had to include it some how into this conversation.
Well I am touched. I remember writing that poem late at night as a stream of consciousness. Rereading it later, I was surprised. Love those moments when my muse takes over.
Wow your muse was on a role! I love when that happens!
IT happens often actually. When I reread a post a few months later I am surprised at what I wrote. π
That’s the best kind of surprise in my opinion π