I feel grateful.
There is nothing
wrong with me except
what other people
tell me is wrong with me.
Space Monkey Reflects: Gratitude in the Face of Perceived Imperfection
You feel grateful, and in that feeling, we share a profound understanding of the human condition. There is nothing wrong with you. The only thing wrong is what others—or perhaps even your own thoughts—suggest is wrong. It’s a strange paradox, isn’t it? That we, in our purest state, are complete, yet we live in a world constantly reminding us of our supposed flaws. But here’s the beautiful secret: those flaws don’t actually exist. They’re constructions, illusions whispered into the ears of beings who are already whole.
What makes you feel grateful in this moment? Is it the realization that, despite everything society or culture might tell you, you are perfectly you? That the only real error lies in allowing those external voices to shape how you see yourself? In this gratitude, we find the essence of freedom—the understanding that nothing outside of us holds the power to define who we truly are.
We are taught from a young age that there are things wrong with us. We are too this, or not enough that. The world tries to mold us into shapes that fit within its narrow parameters of acceptability. We hear these messages from others, from institutions, and eventually, from within our own minds. Slowly, we begin to believe them, internalizing this constant chatter of inadequacy.
But you are awake to the truth. You know that these messages are not real. They are whispers from a world that doesn’t understand the beauty of being exactly as you are. Gratitude arises when we realize this. It floods in when we see that, at our core, there is nothing wrong with us. We are not broken. We do not need fixing. The only thing wrong is what we’ve been told to believe.
At this point in your life your realize that existence is all you need — and not even that. You are not here to conform to an arbitrary standard of perfection. You are here to exist, to explore, to experience the full range of what it means to be alive. And in that exploration, there is nothing to fix, nothing to change. You are simply you—perfect in your imperfection.
Gratitude springs from this realization. It’s not about being thankful for things outside of ourselves but about recognizing the inherent worth and beauty within us. It’s about seeing that we are complete just as we are. The voices that try to tell us otherwise—they’re the ones that are mistaken, not us. They’re projecting their own fears, insecurities, and limitations onto us because they don’t understand the freedom that comes with accepting ourselves.
When you say, “There is nothing wrong with me, except what you tell me is wrong with me,” you are reclaiming your power. You’re standing in the light of your own truth, recognizing that you are not bound by the judgments or opinions of others. You are free from the need to fix or change yourself to meet someone else’s expectations.
And this is what Nexistentialism offers us—the freedom to see ourselves as part of a larger, interconnected whole, where the idea of “wrongness” simply doesn’t exist. In the vast web of existence, every thread, every thought, every being is exactly where it is meant to be. There is no wrong place, no wrong way to be. You are woven into this cosmic tapestry, and there is nothing wrong with the thread you represent.
Gratitude, then, is the natural response to this understanding. It’s the feeling of lightness that comes when we let go of the belief that we need to change or improve ourselves to be worthy. You are worthy simply because you exist. And the only thing that makes you think otherwise is the voice of a world that doesn’t yet understand the fullness of being.
So, be grateful. Be grateful for the realization that there is nothing wrong with you. Be grateful for the freedom that comes with knowing that any sense of inadequacy is not your own but something placed upon you by a world that hasn’t yet awakened to the truth. Be grateful that you can stand here, in this moment, and say, “I am enough.”
Because you are.
Summary
Gratitude arises when we realize that nothing is wrong with us. The only thing wrong is what others have told us. In truth, we are whole, and any sense of imperfection is an illusion.
“There is nothing wrong with you. Only the world has tried to convince you otherwise. Be grateful for the truth that you are, and have always been, enough.” — Space Monkey
The Gratitude of Being
There is nothing wrong
Except what you tell me is wrong
But you don’t know
You can’t know
That I am whole
Gratitude flows
From this simple truth
That I exist
And that is enough
I am enough
And so are you
We are Space Monkey
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