The Gift of Wobbly Bits

Positive Pensées

Kathy King

The Gift of Wobbly Bits

“Imperfection is the prerequisite for grace.  Light only gets in through the cracks.”

Phillip Yancey

Wobbly bits, jiggly bits, cellulite, imperfection.

Stretch marks, scars, flaws and cracks.

We all have them.

Whether they come from a fall, or a less than graceful moment.

Our wobbly bits, our jiggly bits should not hold us.

Wobbly bits, jiggly bits serve as a reminder.

Of the grace, mercy and forgiveness that has come to bind us together in our humanity.

To be human is to have imperfections, whether they are spiritual or physical.

Let your wobbly bits, your jiggly bits be your teacher. 

To forgive yourself. To learn from your mistakes and let the light shine in the darkness.

Pass the illumination, the luminescence and luster on to others.

To err is human, to forgive is divine.

Let your wobbly bits, your jiggly bits serve to guide you.  

To offer a word of comfort for those who need counsel.

Let your wobbly bits, your jiggly bits be a gift for all to see.

That you are human and working to be a better person for all the world to see.

Wobbly bits.  Jiggly Bits.  I love saying these words.  In this day and age of “canceling” wobbly bits can be a bit of an issue.  It seems that daily I read that someone was “canceled” for a tweet or a social media post that they made a long time ago.  Humanity is not perfect.  Humanity is flawed, gritty, sometimes wonderful, and sometimes a race uphill just to make it through the day.  Empathy is defined as: the ability to understand and share feelings of another.  Forgiveness is defined as the action or process of forgiving or being forgiven.  To pardon.  Forgiving our wobbly bits is a source of daily bread for our souls.  If we dwell on those who have wronged us, or those we have wronged, it creates resentment, pain and can eventually lead to health issues.  Perhaps that is why our society is so divided and toxic at the moment.  Forgiveness and empathy are not at the forefront.  Perfection is front and center.  When humankind overwhelmingly expects perfection, they are immediately set up for defeat, frustration and eventually a sense of just giving up.  I used to hear a pastor say, “Forgiveness is a fact first, not a feeling.” That phrase was very profound to me.  Make the choice to forgive your wobbly bits; make the choice to forgive the jiggly bits in others.  It is not for them; it is for you.  Forgiveness, empathy, practicing meaningful transformation of perfection versus living a life of perfection is not freedom.  It is misery.  Let us work on our wobbly bits. Let us be an example to others in embracing imperfection and working towards being a bit less wobbly and jiggly.  Pictured below is a lovely walk that I took in Bayville, New York.

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