Perfection.

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”—Vince Lombardi

There is no such thing as perfection.  Indeed, even Godly creation is not perfect.  Nonetheless, we shall pursue it.  It is a worthy goal.  The alternative is to accept our imperfections and shortcomings, thus remaining stagnant.

Coach Lombardi is correct.  “Perfection is not attainable.”  We can chase it, however, and, perhaps, “catch excellence”.

The very basis of “well-centered fitness” is the pursuit of perfection.  Perfection is the asymptote of Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Social well-being.  As we grow we come ever close to perfection.

I liken well-centered fitness to a bullseye target.  The bullseye is large as we begin—to make success more likely.  As we succeed, we close the target—increasing the difficulty.  Think of zero as the center of the target (the asymptote).  In mathematics, we round numbers.  The number “0.1” can be rounded to “0”, as can “0.01”, “0.001”, … , “0.00000000001”, and so on.  As we pursue perfection, we can never expect to attain it.  As we begin to “catch excellence”, our present state of excellence is no longer acceptable, and we must continually close the target.  This is what I mean by: “Be your best today; be better tomorrow.”  One can always do better.

Carpe momento!