Several months ago, the Positive Vibes t-shirt debuted in our Printify shop. It deserves a bit of explaining.
Some will look at the front of the shirt and think that “B+” is a grade. In our society, which prizes achievement and success, a B+ might be looked down on as being subpar, or less-than-perfect and therefore unacceptable or not good enough. If you’ve ever struggled with perfectionism, you feel me on this one. Others are probably thinking you’d have been thrilled to have gotten a B+ in school.
Another way to interpret the design is to see the + sign as “positive” instead. So the B+ becomes “B-positive” or “Be positive.” That carries a whole different message.
The note on the back of the shirt works, regardless of whether you see a B+ or “Be positive” on the front. The back side of the shirt reads, “Be positive. No one else is perfect either.” In other words, it’s okay if you aren’t perfect. The big hairy secret: None of the rest of us are perfect either. Don’t let imperfection get you down. Keep trying to do your best, and if something you do feels good enough for you, then be content. Don’t let someone else talk you out of your contentment just because they are not happy.
This shirt is one way for us to send some love and positivity out into the world and remind folks that it is okay to make mistakes, and it is okay to be less than perfect.
You are perfectly imperfect. And it is okay.