Join us for a very special Faiths and Feminisms with Dr. Bobbi Patterson, professor of Religion at Emory University as she shares her faith journey.

Daily living can be tough – 
even amid joys and dancing.  I thought by trying to ignore the
things that set me off, I’d be kinder and gentler with others and
myself.  But it turns out that by learning to let go of my perfectionism,
I gained more insight into my “imperfections.”  Those trigger
points of irritation and despair became invitations to healing and wholeness. 

Insights from Christian and Buddhist
contemplative traditions drew me to this journey of practicing imperfection.
I am learning practices that help me open up to the fullest experiences
of living alone and with others, listening completely to conflict, discerning
sources of pain, and realizing the causes of my own suffering. 
How helpful this seeming paradox is: to become motivated for compassion’s
sake to embrace stability in imperfection for love.