Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
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- Author：Haemin Sunim
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Summary
A beautiful guide for learning to love ourselves， from the author of the internationally bestselling The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
No one is perfect。 But that doesn't stop us from imagining ourselves smarter， funnier， richer， or thinner， and how much happier we would then be。
Love for Imperfect Things， by the bestselling Korean monk， Haemin Sunim， shows how the path to happiness and peace of mind includes not only strong relationships with others， but also letting go of worries about ourselves。 Packed with his typical spiritual wisdom， Sunim teaches us to embrace our flaws rather than trying to overcome them， and demonstrates that love has very little to do with perfection。
With chapters on self-compassion， relationships， empathy， courage， family， healing， our true nature， and acceptance， as well as beautiful full-colour illustrations， Love for Imperfect Things is a much-needed guide for learning to love ourselves - imperfections and all。
'Universal truths， beautifully expressed， lovingly illustrated 。 。 。 this is a book to keep close at hand' - Mark Williams， co-author of 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World'， on 'The Things You Can See'
'A remarkable gift， a compendium of practical wisdom。 It is accessible brilliance' - Allan Lokos， founder and guiding teacher， Community Meditation Center， NYC， on 'The Things You Can See'
No one is perfect。 But that doesn't stop us from imagining ourselves smarter， funnier， richer， or thinner， and how much happier we would then be。
Love for Imperfect Things， by the bestselling Korean monk， Haemin Sunim， shows how the path to happiness and peace of mind includes not only strong relationships with others， but also letting go of worries about ourselves。 Packed with his typical spiritual wisdom， Sunim teaches us to embrace our flaws rather than trying to overcome them， and demonstrates that love has very little to do with perfection。
With chapters on self-compassion， relationships， empathy， courage， family， healing， our true nature， and acceptance， as well as beautiful full-colour illustrations， Love for Imperfect Things is a much-needed guide for learning to love ourselves - imperfections and all。
'Universal truths， beautifully expressed， lovingly illustrated 。 。 。 this is a book to keep close at hand' - Mark Williams， co-author of 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World'， on 'The Things You Can See'
'A remarkable gift， a compendium of practical wisdom。 It is accessible brilliance' - Allan Lokos， founder and guiding teacher， Community Meditation Center， NYC， on 'The Things You Can See'
Reviews
Tịch Nhan
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Cuốn sách đáng đọc nhất， ý nghĩa nhất và cũng truyền động lực và thay đổi nhiều suy nghĩ trong mình。
Agnes Nimas
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Reading this book feels like your best friend is giving you a warm hug and then you two sit together at the front porch， sipping a cup of hot tea in the chilly morning air while soaking in the warmth of the sun。 It feels so warm， accepting， and peaceful。 I strongly recommend this to those who deal with perfectionism and high-achieving tendencies。 I thank my psychiatrist for sending this book to me， it really helped me with my mental struggles。
Lone Damgaard
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Det er bare ikke mig。 Jeg kan ikke snuppe denne form for selv-terapeutisk-snik snak。 Tanken er sød og illustrationerne er smukke og det er på grund af disse illustrationer at den sniger sig op på 2 stjerner。 Denne type selvhjælpsbog er lavet 1000 gange og mange gange bedre end denne。
Inês
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This was amazing。 Soothing， calming and comforting but still full of honest and useful insight。 The hardcover version is beautifully illustrated which just made the reading experience all the more magical。 This is definitely one of those books that will stay on my bookshelf so I can read parts of it over again when I need to。
Thu Minh
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Một cuốn sách chữa lành
Lulu Afifah
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bagus bangett benerbener jadi buku penyemangat yang setiap lagi down aku buka lagi dan lagi
Ly Tran
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Cá nhân mình không thích cuốn này， tựa đề thì rất hay và thu hút， tuy nhiên nội dung rất lan man， đọc hết vài chương đầu không có nội dung gì là chính cả。
Alisa
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This was like a warm hug from a kind stranger
Harjas Bakshi
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A good read for light introspection。
Nhân Bùi
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Đối với mình thì đây là một cuốn sách như bao cuốn thuộc dạng self-help khác。 Thích hợp cho một buổi sáng nhàn tản， lật dở vài trang tùy tiện， bạn sẽ có được một lời khuyên bổ ích hay một lời động viên tích cực lấy năng lượng cho một ngày mới。Điểm thích nhất là những trang minh họa màu。 Bìa sách cũng khá bắt mắt， chất liệu giấy xịn， dày， cứng。
Roma
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Doesn’t confuse you from being selfish and being selfless。 Definitely worth the read。 Graphics - 100/10
Suzy
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I had high expectations for this book as I have had interesting discussions with family and friends on the topic of the value of damaged or worn things， and was looking forward to some deeper insights from this highly educated Buddhist monk。 But， I was really disappointed: Sunim did not have much more to say in this book than the quotes you might find on a calendar！ The book is nothing but a collection of short aphorisms laced with some personal stories。 Think CS Lewis or Thomas Merton or the Da I had high expectations for this book as I have had interesting discussions with family and friends on the topic of the value of damaged or worn things， and was looking forward to some deeper insights from this highly educated Buddhist monk。 But， I was really disappointed: Sunim did not have much more to say in this book than the quotes you might find on a calendar！ The book is nothing but a collection of short aphorisms laced with some personal stories。 Think CS Lewis or Thomas Merton or the Dalai Lama。。。for Dummies。 I read the entire book in about an hour。 。。。more
Trịnh Giang
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Thanh thản và sâu sắc。
Vanessa Pérola
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Que livro perfeito！ Todo mundo deveria ler e aprender um pouco mais sobre emoções， autoconhecimento， autocompaixão。 Amar as coisas imperfeitas é o que precisamos！
Komal Gupta
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Its something everyone should read， understand and let it change your perception of life forever。。。I'm in love with this book。。。 Its something everyone should read， understand and let it change your perception of life forever。。。I'm in love with this book。。。 。。。more
Quynh Nguyen
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Như dòng suối mát lành len lỏi trong tâm hồn người đọc， quyển sách này phù hợp để nhâm nhi một cách chậm rãi， từng chút một， mỗi ngày。“Trong tình yêu， Ngoài tình yêu ra thì không còn bất kỳ lý do nào khác。”“Chúng ta đang tự hành hạ và lãng phí thời gian quý báu của mình Chỉ vì những chuyện chúng ta sẽ hoàn toàn quên đi sau một năm nữa。” “Đôi lúc chúng ta phân vân Không biết có nên làm việc gì đó cho người khác hay không。Nếu bạn nghĩ rằng mình sẽ áy náy trong một thời gian dài nếu không làm việc Như dòng suối mát lành len lỏi trong tâm hồn người đọc， quyển sách này phù hợp để nhâm nhi một cách chậm rãi， từng chút một， mỗi ngày。“Trong tình yêu， Ngoài tình yêu ra thì không còn bất kỳ lý do nào khác。”“Chúng ta đang tự hành hạ và lãng phí thời gian quý báu của mình Chỉ vì những chuyện chúng ta sẽ hoàn toàn quên đi sau một năm nữa。” “Đôi lúc chúng ta phân vân Không biết có nên làm việc gì đó cho người khác hay không。Nếu bạn nghĩ rằng mình sẽ áy náy trong một thời gian dài nếu không làm việc đóVậy thì hãy nhanh chóng làm rồi quên nó đi。” 。。。more
Gina
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This book has allowed me to relax and take a step back from busy life to reflect on myself and those around me。 It does not teach you anything explicitly despite the author being a Buddhist and， instead， it provides insight into our daily lives and gives you ideas and inspiration through the authors own personal experiences。 I will definitely re-read certain chapters when I find myself feeling down or stressed。 :）（Oh I would also like to add that the art pages in the book are absolutely lovely！）
Nia
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Fácil de leer pero profundo en sus mensajes。 Consejos prácticos para la vida diaria。
Maejelou Morales
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Filled with clichés， sometimes it feels as though I am reading a compilation of tweets。 Somewhat superficial but it tries really hard to resonate with its reader。 Some pieces of advice are adequate， most are not。
Ilyas Tafsiri
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The second book i've read by Haenim Sunim， just like the previous book， this is a masterpiece， a good food to your soul， and a reminder to your mind。 The second book i've read by Haenim Sunim， just like the previous book， this is a masterpiece， a good food to your soul， and a reminder to your mind。 。。。more
Sheila
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I pray that my humble words can becomea small flame of solace steadily burning in your heart。May they become a friendly smile in this harsh world，and a warm hug to those in agony and pain。Although we are imperfect， and live in an imperfect world，may we continue to love！ Again， Haemin Sunim brings us a soft and compassionate slap in the face。 But sometimes we need that here and there。
Suciyati Martinea
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Love it。 Such a complete package book！ There are quotes， writing， and even an illustration。 I feel calm when read this book， like a friend telling a story and give me a life advice。Also， I'm in tears when read the story about how friends of Haenim Sunim told him that he was a precious friend， In general， he told Haenim "It's Allright if you not achieve anything in your life， you still precious to me， you help me a lot during our college life。"Maybe sometimes we see ourselves like nothing and not Love it。 Such a complete package book！ There are quotes， writing， and even an illustration。 I feel calm when read this book， like a friend telling a story and give me a life advice。Also， I'm in tears when read the story about how friends of Haenim Sunim told him that he was a precious friend， In general， he told Haenim "It's Allright if you not achieve anything in your life， you still precious to me， you help me a lot during our college life。"Maybe sometimes we see ourselves like nothing and not important， but out there， there is someone who really love us more than anything。 We just don't know。 Well， I think， I will read again this book when I feel insecure， to calm myself。 。。。more
Diana
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Oh I really enjoyed this！ It's a quick read as it's mostly quotation style but it's also deep， warm， and thought-provoking。 I don't typically buy books but this is the kind of book I'd buy because it would be valuable to come back to these loving words and teachings often， as needed。 Oh I really enjoyed this！ It's a quick read as it's mostly quotation style but it's also deep， warm， and thought-provoking。 I don't typically buy books but this is the kind of book I'd buy because it would be valuable to come back to these loving words and teachings often， as needed。 。。。more
Cofwithoutsug
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Xoa dịu - an ủi - chữa lành - tiếp thêm động lực。
Bookish Loverr
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✨Suffering is q door that opens a new world。！ ✨
Vir
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Sayang sekali versi bahasa Indonesia-nya terasa seperti ada yang kurang， terlalu kaku。 Atau memang versi aslinya juga seperti ini？ Kurang tau juga sih， karena memang versi indonesia dan inggrisnya saja yang bisa saya baca。 Untuk isi bukunya sendiri rasanya kurang menggigit， ada beberapa part yang cukup mengecewakan， tapi ada juga yang cukup， adapula yang sangat menampar。 Sehingga 3 bintang saya rasa cukup。
Gemma McCoy
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Loved it。 Reminded me that no matter how low and rubbish I feel， I am enough and I was created to be exactly who I am because I am perfect
Daria Duong
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Mỗi khi cảm thấy tuyệt vọng và chán ghét vì sự không hoàn hảo của bản thân， nhất định mình sẽ tìm đến cuốn sách này để được chữa lành。 Haemin Sunim thật sự đã rất thành công trong việc tạo ra một cuốn sách đầy ắp tình yêu thương và truyền cảm hứng sống tích cực。
Div
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Just perfect for Sunday reading。 Learn to appreciate everything around you。 Life is beautiful。
Gina Ridhia
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