30 Days of Self Love - Perfectionism - and Green Smoothie

Having seen some great green smoothies around lately, I decided to share mine today, as well as today's reflections on self love.

First, a reminder of my Amazing Grass giveaway - go here to enter!

One of the last farmer's markets of the year here in Homer…

In today's reflection, Tina asks us to remember that anything that is perfect is dead: that the imperfections make things beautiful and unique, and allows us to have goals.

"In what things do you try to seek perfection? Why do you even want it? How does desiring perfection actually hurt that area of your life? What would letting go of the hope of perfection do for you?"

This is one of the most crucial thought-habits that pop up and sabotage self love - and to me at least, it's not even always clear where it comes from! I had tended to think that I wasn't really perfectionist, because I tend to be 'sparky' rather than 'meticulous,' and beyond a certain point in your progress, you can't get things perfect on 'spark' alone - you have to do some of the perspiration stuff. I certainly do not keep a tidy house! However, that's been a way to beat myself too - to hold up a goal of perfection to myself and feel despondent when I always came short. Telling yourself that everything you accomplish is no good, that nothing will ever be good enough, doesn't allow for any kind of self esteem.

I also see that perfectionism inscribes itself on our life habits. My current need to eat and sleep at very regular/set times seems like an expression of a certain kind of perfectionism - there's a lot of anxiety that comes up if anything knocks the pattern. Sure, that's mostly because of the physiological component, that my blood sugar goes whacko if I don't take care of it regularly, that I turn into a pumpkin if I don't go to bed early… But probably I should consider this spiritual imprint upon it.

So, a perfectly imperfect, messy lunch today! Almost all of it greens from the garden, and lots of them weeds - wild greens that aren't 'supposed' to be in the beds! I harvested some raspberries, and you can also see lots of chickweed, parsley, mint, chives, dandelion leaves, arugula…

Here it is proudly in the Vita-Mix, with herbal tea, fenugreek sprouts, flax seeds, a little piece of avocado…

Fenugreek sprouts - so yummy...

Of course, raspberries plus greens makes it slightly at the brownish end rather than a vivid green, but it was good! It was definitely bitter and sour, and I stirred in a tiny bit of white stevia powder. Should have blended it in - it didn't mix quite thoroughly. 

It looks so nice in my mug, I think! I love how foamy it gets in the Vita-Mix, and how I blend up some tea to wash out the pitcher and that thin, green-tinted tea, is also foamy.

Love and greenness!