Perfection

Sorry to break it to ya folks, but it just doesn't exist.

You know how when you go shopping and you have a very specific outfit/dress in mind?  And for some reason you can never find it?

Duh!  You're not a designer.  That thing you've created in your mind exists only there.  You can look and look and look but you're never going to find that perfect outfit. 

You get disappointed.  And frustrated.  Why is it so hard to find something that you like?  Um because you aren't just looking for something you like.  You're trying to satisfy the unrealistic expectation of that perfect outfit that doesn't exist because you imagined it!

Finally, you start to open your mind up to the possibility that there might be something out there that could be "good enough."  The unreasonable part of your brain will try to tell you that you would be "settling" for something "less".  Not true. 

You start looking around with a new perspective.  This dress has all of these characteristics...but not this one or this one.  I guess it's okay.   This dress is the wrong color, but otherwise...oh but it doesn't fit quite right.  This dress is pretty good...actually it's really good.  And it's really versatile.  It just needs a little accessorizing.

So you buy it.  And you realize that you actually really like it.  In fact, it might even be better than that dress you had in your head.  It fits great.  It works for so many different occassions.  You even found the perfect pair of shoes to complement it! 

Before you know it, it's your favorite piece of clothing and you don't know how you could live without it.  And you've forgotten all about that "perfect" dress.

Good story, huh?  Ya, I wasn't really talking about a dress.