Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection

　　覺得被世界壓得喘不過氣？韓國心靈導師慧敏的話語溫柔的提醒你──

　　許多人透過忽視問題與深藏內心來轉化生活壓力，往往導致情緒出現焦慮或抑鬱的症狀。更有甚者埋首努力在工作、學校或家庭保持良好表現，並希望通過這些努力使自己和我們所愛的人更快樂。我們活在一個被「完美」綁架的世界裡，彷彿永遠有更多、更好、更傑出的目標與自我必須實現。

　　但如果做自己就已經足夠了呢？正如同搭乘飛機時遇到氧氣不足，我們被要求在幫助他人前需先戴上自己的氧氣面罩一樣，我們必須先與自己和平共處，才能有和平的心態與自身周遭的世界相處。我們的價值並不在於我們成就、實現了什麼，光是你的存在就值得被愛擁抱。

　　結合自身的經歷，思索與伴侶、家人，以及最重要的──與自己的種種關係。慧敏將他標誌性的智慧與和善轉化為自我照顧，成為所有人都受用的生活溫柔提點。只有接受自己以及接受那些成就現在自我的那些瑕疵，才能與周圍的世界建立起富有同理心且充實的關係。搭配精美全彩插圖，一本給對日子感到窒息的人們的溫柔禮物，對不完美的世界感到失望時，請開始愛惜自己，風景的顏色，或許從此能變得不同。(文/博客來編譯)

Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet ＂The world could surely use a little more love, a little more compassion, and a little more wisdom. In Love for Imperfect Things, Haemin Sunim shows us how to cultivate all three, and to find beauty in the most imperfect of things--including your very own self.＂

A #1 internationally bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about learning to love ourselves, with all our imperfections, by the Buddhist author of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

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? Just as we are advised on airplanes to take our own oxygen first before helping others, we must first be at peace with ourselves before we can be at peace with the world around us.

In this beautiful follow-up to his international bestseller The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, Zen Buddhist monk Haemin Sunim turns his trademark wisdom to the art of self-care, arguing that only by accepting yourself--and the flaws that make you who you are--can you have compassionate and fulfilling relationships with your partner, your family, and your friends. With more than thirty-five full-color illustrations, Love for Imperfect Things will appeal to both your eyes and your heart, and help you learn to love yourself, your life, and everyone in it.

When you care for yourself first, the world begins to find you worthy of care.

Haemin Sunim is one of the most influential Zen Buddhist teachers and writers in the world. Born in South Korea, he came to the United States to study film, only to find himself pulled into the spiritual life. Educated at UC Berkeley, Harvard, and Princeton, he received formal monastic training in Korea and taught Buddhism at Hampshire College. He has more than a million followers on Twitter and Facebook and is one of Spirituality & Health’s Top 10 Spiritual Leaders of the Next 20 Years and one of Greatist’s 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness. His books have sold more than four million copies and are popular as guides not only to meditation but also to overcoming the challenges of everyday life. When not traveling to share his teachings, Haemin Sunim lives in Seoul, where he founded the School of Broken Hearts, a nonprofit that offers group counseling and meditation for people experiencing challenges in life.

Deborah Smith (translator) is the translator of Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, which won the Man Booker International Prize in 2016.

Lisk Feng (illustrations) is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in such publications as The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Monocle, and Travel + Leisure.