your work will never be perfect... here's why

[@RLRedHeron]

My favorite video, and also the theme of one of my stories. BEAUTIFULLY expressed. Thanks, Kate! Namasté. Finding meaning is vital. Perfection is unattainable, and therefore unrealistic. Improvement over our previous selves is the best we can possibly hope to attain. We are more than just things that produce. We create, and that doesn't always mean we make visible progress every single day. Sometimes, the way forward is to step back, or slow down, or pause for direction. This hit at a perfect time. :)

[@maaquijano]

As someone who loves to write stories and is clinically diagnosed with OCD, you have no idea how much I needed to hear this. As always, you're a sweet soul, Kate. Thank you for imparting your knowledge with us. 🩷💫🌸

[@KAEmmons]

I am so grateful to know that these words resonated with you friend💗thank you for your presence here

[@Syd_LovesToDraw]

This is so true! It is so important to embrace your creative work for what it is and know that as long as it is a reflection of your heart and soul, it is already perfect!🥰❤️

[@KAEmmons]

SO TRUE! 💗🙏

[@AuroraRose_Andromeda]

I have felt like this my whole adult life. I am 50 yrs old now. I am trying to see my writings as not perfect, that it will never be perfect. I just hope one day I can have my many writings to be published, a life long dream. I constantly feel my writing needs more, more perfection, that it won't make sense so I keep tweaking, editing, and more. I hope I can change this way of thinking. Thank you Kate.

[@jessbeee_444]

Loved this video, it really reignited the idea of writing and art just being playful and joyful, no pressure needed. And in terms of book writing, I’m young, never written a book, tried and failed immediately because I wanted everything to be perfect and it wasn’t. This time around, a year later, my mindset is so different. Plus some person of wisdom on KZbin said something like “The first draft of a book will always be perfect, because it’s only purpose is to exist.” And I love that. Keep spreading positivity, it really helps so many people! ❤️

[@cottagestoryteller]

Thank you for this great reminder, Kate! Working on reclaiming my creative energy this summer

[@Sages_and_Pages]

I love the idea that we should focus on celebrating the privilege of being present in the moment with the opportunity to be creating😊

[@sunflower-ducks]

Loved that your proposed counterpoint to perfectionism is "this childlike play." It prompted me to realize that that's what perfectionism really does-it sucks all the fun out of creativity, turns the glorious and chaotic and whimsical act of creation into something rigid and boring and beholden to others, and if we're not having fun while creating, then truly we have lost the plot. This video was excellent. I almost felt as though you were looking directly at me (not just at the camera, but at _me_) at various points. Thanks so much!

[@KAEmmons]

"... if we're not having fun while creating, then truly we have lost the plot." YES, YES, YES 💗🙏 thank you so much for being here, and for sharing these beautiful thoughts

[@troydaum4728]

Your videos and message are the best and always seem to find me at the most opportune times

[@cecemozz]

it feels welcoming that i am not alone in the trap of perfectionism! thank you for your wise words🫂

[@Rick-c5s]

Thank you for sharing these valuable and vulnerable thoughts... it helps to hear these thoughts outside of our own head. Take Care

[@KAEmmons]

thank you for being here my friend 🙏

[@neilheathhartley6790]

Omw this video popped onto my screen and I immediately knew I needed to watch it, it rang so many bells in my mind that from now on I'm not going to aim for perfection but rather doing my best!

[@3007liz]

Oh my, this message showed up at the perfect moment. It’s exactly what I needed to lift my spirits today! Thank you so much!💜 Namaste, Kate. 🙏

[@bethnutter8]

Thank you!!!!

[@deborahmeyers551]

This is totally the type of video I love Kate. Actually, I love all your vids the meditation ones too thanks for sharing this here Kate you're amaizing inspiring awsome person 🩷🩷

[@KAEmmons]

thank you so much for your kind words my friend 🙏💗

[@Vandalia1998]

I really needed to hear this: I’ve been sitting on my novel for a year and half

[@Levi-j1u]

I literally needed this video right now. Thank you🩵

[@saleenaali1660]

I needed this! I’m a perfectionist when it comes to my writing.

[@christinawhisler]

I use to struggle with this idea with my writing but I don’t think about it anymore.

[@thefatbat5556]

In the song "Midlife Crisis" Faith No More says "I'm a perfectionist, and perfect is a skinned knee." I subscribe to that philosophy, perfection is most easily found in a mirror.

[@ufohunter194]

Nice timing, Kate! I had to learn this on hard way. Still, I'm not entirely out of that thought.🙂👍

[@Somedei]

Perfect doesnt exist per se, in Latin per means: per, through, By, for, with & (fect) fecto or facto means: Done. Together you must look for Perfecto and you get the translation: Complete. So my intuition tells me this is a construct of our definition as a society of a word or saying in another language that we took to another level, nor good or bad, just what it is. And that hundreds of years ago meant simply Complete, as it Done ! So in purity of the word when you finish something you can say its perfect. Thanks for sharing Kate

[@alayamcgill7166]

Oh wow... I was literally JUST writing and struggling with thinking 'must be perfect! Must be perfect!' And then this video pops up! 🤩 My best ideas always come from play too. Not muscling to find the right solution. I do have a question though... sometimes I'll get a flash of a scene in my book but that's not the next upcoming scene that I'm supposed to write. But the inspiration will be there to write it. Sometimes I've made myself wait to write it and then kind of wish I hadn't 😅. Should I just go with whatever inspiration I have for whatever scene in the moment? Or stick to the timeline?

[@rchom]

I have a different approach: Something I said in high school: perfection is an objective that you cannot attain. You should strive for it, but you’ll never get there. This is particularly for me, trying to be more realistic and learning about the psychology behind cartoons. Aesthetic realism runs contrary to cartoonish reliability. The more detailed a face looks, the less I associate with it, whereas a smiley face often invokes a reaction. :) This was emphasized during college. (Traditional) Animation emphasizes how much time you have to work. The more you linger on a shot, the more difficult it becomes to work on others, so you have to moderate the level of details for an entire scene. At some point, you have to release the product. Think of it as a race: the perfect score is zero. How many people are capable of that?

[@Sarawinky]

i agree with you

[@LastingLight-bb1wb]

There is no perfect thing in this world and we can only perfect if we are in heaven..i just remind you all that end of time is near prepared with do charity to your goodness in eternal life....