Perfect
Is Boring (And It Tastes Like Kale): Finding Belonging and Purpose Without Changing Who You Are
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What if we accepted our struggles and stopped trying to be someone we’renot? In this poignant, hilarious book, the bestselling co-author of I’llBe There (But I’llBe Wearing Sweatpants) shares her experiments in finding our way back to each other.Jess Johnston used to feel alone in her mess. Then, in a random burst of courage, she started sharing those insecurities and struggles out loud, and what she found shocked her. Again and again, women replied, “Metoo! I thought I was the only one!”Woen are really hard on themselves. We often believe that if we just “dibetter,”“woked harder,”and “wee less messy/flawed/human,”our lives would be infinitely better and we’dreceive the belonging we crave, but the exact opposite is true. It isn’tour lack of perfection that isolates us rather, it’sour authenticity about our imperfections that brings us together. Wit honesty, heart, and humor, Johnston takes on the lies she’sbelieved and the lessons she’slearned (and is still learning), including:•nbspif I’mrejected, I will die. (We won’t)•nbspI’ma junior varsity adult, and the best spot for me is usually the bench. (Nope, we’vegot to get in there and play.)•nbspmy job is to keep people happy and make sure they like me. (Excuse me while I go hide in my closet and have an anxiety attack.)Jess Johnston reminds us that the answers are in us
already, in accepting that we’rea lot—alot of mess, and a lot of great too.