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Perfectly Imperfect: A Natural Self-Acceptance Practice

by Charles Freligh

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Here we will experience our intrinsic perfection, wholeness, and completeness. Nature does not make mistakes. And we are expressions of nature. We make mistakes when we attempt to change our natural selves. Here is some encouragement to express yourself just as you are. Just as the world made you. Perfectly imperfect.

Self AcceptanceNatureInner PeaceSelf GrowthMindfulnessRelaxationNature VisualizationMindfulness BreathingResting Eyes

Transcript

Here we will contemplate the meaning of perfection and maybe experience the way in which we are naturally perfect or maybe said differently perfectly imperfect.

So let's begin just by making a little space.

If you like the eyes can be closed here.

The eyes that do so much work all the time here just a an opportunity for the eyes to rest without having to do anything.

Maybe taking a few deep breaths.

Allowing the moment to be just as it is,

Perfectly imperfect and now you might imagine a tree.

Any tree that you see in the mind's eye and maybe contemplate its perfection in the way that nature does not make mistakes.

Its bark is full of wrinkles and holes and knots and its branches move here and there and extend and bend in all different ways following the energy of the Sun.

And there is a natural perfection to all the imperfections.

You can extend this to a flower.

Whatever flower you see or maybe feel in the mind and contemplating its inherent perfection.

Perfectly imperfect.

You might imagine a plastic flower placed next to a real flower.

The plastic flower appears perfect but upon close inspection it is obviously unreal.

The real flower with all of its imperfections is real and thus it is perfect.

And now you might imagine a newborn baby.

A perfect gift from the universe.

And now you might remember the way in which you were once a newborn baby.

You are still this perfect expression of the universe.

And the universe needs you to express yourself just as you are.

In the same way that a tree expresses itself just as it is and a flower expresses itself just as it is.

You are an expression of nature.

All of nature is beautiful.

Perfectly imperfect.

Perfectly imperfect.

So maybe just taking a little while longer here to breathe in and out and feel this inherent perfection.

And now if your eyes were closed you can gradually allow them to reopen whenever they want to.

And you can take a few more deep breaths here.

And you might even allow the body to move around in any way it might like to.

So I encourage you to continue to grow and evolve and learn new things and improve what you can.

But from a place of this internal intrinsic perfection.

Maybe said differently this intrinsic wholeness,

Completeness.

When we try to grow and evolve and fix things based on a sense of incompleteness or imperfection or scarcity then we're acting based on a false assumption.

The assumption that we were at one point imperfect,

Incomplete.

But we are perfectly imperfect.

Perfectly imperfect.

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Charles FrelighMinneapolis, MN, USA

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Recent Reviews

Asher

December 15, 2025

The nature imagery is healing and what I needed, thank you. I'll return to this often.

Sylvie

November 10, 2025

Very wise and relaxing 🙏✨

Drew

November 8, 2025

Thank you Charles as we all are and should be PI 🙏🏻💕✨🌴

Judith

November 4, 2025

Perfect!!🤩

Marty

October 30, 2025

Great, thanks!

Jamie

October 29, 2025

Beautifully grounding.

Catherine

October 29, 2025

Beautiful meditation. Very soothing and grounding. Thank you!🙏

d•i•

October 28, 2025

Wonderful. It is in keeping with today’s IT app-launch-greeting-quote regarding Mary Davis’ walk in nature. I was struck by an observation that nature arrives at perfect beauty through patient balance, as opposed to force. Great choice of music here, as well as the examples presented. Especially welcome was the mind’s imagining of a tree, with Charles intoning, “It is perfect, because nature does not make mistakes.”

Ginny

October 28, 2025

An excellent meditation for me as I struggle with letting go of perfectionism. Thank you! 🙏💗

Sumire

October 28, 2025

I needed that today thank you Charles 🙏

Tomás

October 27, 2025

This is such a beautiful piece. Thank you for creating and sharing Charles.

Kaitlyn

October 27, 2025

Loved this, Charles! Great music, pacing and wording. This helped me tap deeper into self-compassion and acceptance. Thank you!

Kassi

October 27, 2025

You are perfectly imperfect, Charles. Thank you.

Deirdre

October 27, 2025

That was great, like just about every track of yours here.

KatieG

October 27, 2025

a perfect little meditation for this moment! ❤️

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