Somehow I think we get it all wrong; the idea we have to be perfect is ridiculous. The luring notion that we can achieve perfection seems appealing, but, in truth I don't think any of us really believe it of ourselves or others. What I love so much about the main character, Oli, is that she is raw. Simply put, she is who she is. As I developed her character I thought about what kinds of friends I chose. Those I felt most akin to were the ones with guts, determination and the strength to be themselves, despite opposition. Therein lies the framework for Oli.
The lesson she teaches is that she is anything but seamless. She's sewn together, just like us. Seams down the sides holding her together. After being drug around, put through the wash and hung out to dry her seams grow weak and tattered. Oli finds her source of support and love, and none too soon. They may just be coins to the common eye, but Oli discovers their extradorinary qualities.
Perhaps our eyes should be keen to our tattered seams. Only then might we would look for something seamless, something outside ourselves... there is One who is Seamless, with Extraordinary Qualities!
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