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{weblog_name} - Perfection and Contentment
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While the philosophers and rabbis of old lost themselves in labyrinths of logic like: “Can we have free will if there is an All-Knowing God,” mothers of old (or so I imagine) struggled with the very real question: “How can I raise my child to reach for excellence but be content with their best?” That is, how can we, how do we, hold together two sides of an irreconcilable coin: actively seeking perfection and being content with less? How do we avoid feeling like failures, like we are living lesser lives, when we come up short? How do we not give up, slump in our chairs, be washed in despair, and set our sights lower next time so we are not so disappointed again? This is hardly an idle question. It is one we must all grapple with throughout… read more