Your Best Is Good Enough!

What can a person say about this sky? Not much!
Hidden in its total beauty was this one small pocket of rain...not enough to even make it to the ground but nevertheless it was proof to me that nothing in this world..not even a spectacular sky like this..is perfect!
You always try do your best because that's what you've always been encouraged to do but even a person's best isn't always perfect. I remember as a child I always tried to do my best.. only in spite of my efforts someone else always got the accolades. I realized something was wrong but I wasn't quite sure what it was. My 3rd-grade teacher..Miss Harvey..probably brought this home to me better than anyone else. She was a blessing in my life because she always had a hug for me which I didn't get anywhere else but nevertheless she was also a teacher and she hugged all the kids!
I remember Miss Harvey using the word "perfect" many times during the school day saying things like..John had a "perfect" score on his test today," or "This is a 'perfect' day for.." whatever it was..but then I also remember her saying "this isn't what I would call perfect but it's okay.!"
Miss Harvey not only taught me good English but she also taught me, at least, to believe that there was/is perfect and not perfect in this world and I grew up thinking this was true. However nothing I ever did was perfect..at least nobody ever told me it was..and throughout my life I can't really remember anything ever being "perfect" in my life even though I have chapters I wouldn't give up for the world regardless of their lack of perfection! You know what I'm talking about I'll bet.. You go to the beach and it pours down rain. You raise 3 kids and they grow up having nothing to do with each other...You watch your marriage(s) go out the window..along with your dreams...You are dealt the A-K of hearts and still lose..You buy a new dress and grow out of it..Your "perfect" new car now needs $350 of work done...You live your life and die..certainly not what most would consider perfect!
Well, I've stopped beating myself up believing my best is never going to be enough because it's good enough for me and at this point in my life I am the one who matters! Who needs the beating we oftentimes give ourselves for not being perfect anyway! Not you..and in this Final Chapter .. sure as heck not me! I now look back at my my life and I pat myself on the back. I've survived regardless of the lack of perfection...and so have my kids and the ex-husbands regardless of any relationships won or lost...
I would never have argued with Ms. Harvey but today I'm convinced she was the one missing something because what I've found is that nothing is perfect in this world. Is that a bad thing? No, quite the contrary. In fact, the picture above proves..at least to me..that even an otherwise perfect blue sky marred by a fleeing pocket of rain can be one of the most spectacular and BEST sky shots I've ever been blessed to see. My Olympus camera isn't perfect...but the picture above is definite proof my Olympus is obviously one of the BEST...so WHO NEEDS PERFECT.......right?