Dear Shirley, Earth Angel:

I don’t think life can be perfect and I don’t think any person can be perfect. I don’t believe one’s life can be totally free of fears. I think you can live the best you can and make progress over time. Focus should be on progress, not on perfection.

Because there is no such thing as perfection.

Live better today than you lived yesterday. Focus on the journey, not on an imagined destination of perfection and ecstasy or perfect calm and peace of mind.

Do your best, calming yourself repeatedly during the day. Accept that there will be difficulties, that everyone has difficulties, that as you are not perfect- neither is anyone else.

A few days to school!

anita