{"id":653,"date":"2016-04-14T01:06:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T00:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ateaseandmore.wordpress.com\/?p=653"},"modified":"2018-09-14T13:42:46","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T04:42:46","slug":"the-beauty-of-a-crack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findingyourease.com\/the-beauty-of-a-crack\/","title":{"rendered":"The beauty of a crack"},"content":{"rendered":"

“There is a crack in everything. That`s how the light gets in.”<\/strong><\/em> (by Leonard Cohen)<\/p>\n

We often strive for perfection, the perfect home, family, job, outfit, figure, the list can go on. But this strive often puts us under pressure. We may even appear and behave different than how we actually feel inside, and we may block ourselves on taking on new adventures, of taking a new step into the unknown.<\/p>\n

Why not just admit that we as a person and our life isn`t always perfect?<\/p>\n

Imperfection makes us human, more approachable and takes a lot of pressure away.<\/p>\n

Imperfection lets us try and experience new things!<\/p>\n

And looking at things through a crack will give us a different perspective, too! Go and give it a try!<\/p>\n

Have a lovely day<\/p>\n

AK<\/p>\n

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