This picture is a fourth in a series I’ve done drawing micro expressions of epiphanies (you can see the others on my Instagram page). The character (actor Kim Hee-sun) plays a grim reaper who learns the value of unacknowledged service…you’ll just have to watch the series, its called “Tomorrow”. Anyway, if I got it right, the epiphany is in her eyes…..I liked this story for many reasons, one important being that one continues to evolve even after death…

I had written something else entirely for this post, but as it often does, something else came up, that I felt it was important to address, so I’ll save the other piece (which is kind of related) for next time. So, let me preface my remarks with a statement that I have repeated over and over throughout my journey here: We. Are. All. Fallible. At. All. Times. There is never a moment, as long as we are breathing, that we aren’t flawed or make mistakes. It’s what happens after the mistakes are made or when we recognize a flaw that matters, and when it comes to living on a higher plane that awareness makes all the difference in the world. It’s natural to not always be aware of mistakes we’ve made or flaws we have based on our limited perspective, simple ignorance, or because we simply choose not to. That is when I, personally, rely on those I trust and love to help make me aware of those failings, or challenge me when I don’t face them. Living on a higher plane isn’t about perfection or being saintly, but how we choose to evolve. I also know that no one likes to be confronted about their failings or flaws, which is why it is of utmost importance to have people you love and trust around you, (you know the whole “taming” thing) because there will always be those who, for a multitude of reasons, may claim to have your back, but do not and they simply break you down and never build you up. Only time and behavior can decide which group those people fall into, because the truth of who they really are always, ALWAYS comes out. I have also found that there is a distinct difference in attitude between how “the world” regards flaws and how those who choose to live on a higher plane should regard them. The world in many ways, demands that we don’t have any flaws at all, if we are to be acceptable in society’s eyes, at least publicly anyway. Flaws and imperfections should be hidden behind the kind of acceptable subterfuge that society demands which results in a fake persona, one that can’t allow the beauty of one’s blueprint, to be truly celebrated, because that blueprint has it’s own built in imperfections. It becomes difficult, then, to not only evolve to our blueprint’s best possibility, but limits our ability to bear good fruit that will help each other along the way..

I’ve heard plenty of people say that “I can fix or address my flaws in my own private way, or on my own”…And while I’m certainly not advocating that anyone hang out their dirty laundry publicly, I do think that to keep flaws or mistakes wholly personal is a bit dishonest. It’s dishonest because you still leave everyone “out there” in your wake probably convinced that you walk around without any visible flaws at all, and that attitude doesn’t encourage anyone else to recognize or show theirs either. If we truly embrace the idea that we are all connected and are all in this together regarding the future of humanity, then we had better act accordingly and that means regularly acknowledging we suck at certain things, accepting that we all have weaknesses, and have wronged each other at times and make mistakes at times. I like this phrase in response to my own fallibility: I’m sorry and I promise to do better, it’s simple and uncomplicated. How often do we admit mistakes and apologize? Jesus says seven times seventy, which in my book means pretty much all the time. I would also like to say, (because I am so guilty of this, I blame being born Irish and Catholic) we have to stop punishing ourselves because we are flawed and aren’t perfect… because NONE of us are, and I actually find comfort in that. I think that is why I find such beauty in dishevelment, regardless of how innately beautiful you are…when you have the courage to simply just be your own self first and foremost, your true beauty shines and then we can all begin to see each other differently.