Love for Imperfect Things

At the same time, your inner love and compassion are enhanced by the people in your life and the circumstances around you. In Love for Imperfect Things, Haemin Sunim explores the idea of not running away from oneself and those less-than-perfect circumstances. For example, in Haemin Sunim's book The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, he writes: Hearing the words be good to yourself first, then to others, was like being struck by lightning. Many of us respond to the pressures of life by turning inward and ignoring problems, sometimes resulting in anxiety or depression. Others react by working harder at the office, at school, or at home, hoping that this will make ourselves and the people we love happier. But what if being yourself is enough?