Could my perceived weaknesses actually be considered strengths?
Could yours?
Answering that question in the affirmative provides an eye-opening discovery that changes the way one experiences life.
I used to be envious of high-energy, whirlwind people who seem to accomplish things while I was still stuck in the thought mode.
I saw them as more confident, capable and successful than I could ever be.
I tried to be like them.
But, after years of pushing myself to be someone I was not, I came to understand that I have a different way of being. And that is just fine!
By Nature I Move Slower
-I like to take time to think, and to think about what I’m thinking.
-I feel a lot, and connect with how others through emotions.
-I can easily get distracted.
-I have a tendency to change my mind.
-I can easily get overwhelmed when my schedule is overloaded.
When I judge these characteristics as flaws, I feel weak and small.
But seeing them as strengths, and as part of my uniqueness, I am empowered.
When I accept my tendencies and work with them, I become more productive and successful in my endeavors.
Acknowledging the good in these traits, I am happier, as are those around me.
Judging Characteristics
When we judge characteristics as bad or wrong, we shortchange ourselves and the world.
We are not able to share our unique perspectives and insights with others when we limit ourselves with judgment.
There is often more than one right way to do something, and because your way may be different, that does not make it wrong.
Have you found yourself judging parts of you as being less than, or not good enough?
Are you denying yourself the opportunity to share yourself with others because of those judgments?
There are people needing YOU exactly as you are, and with the unique gifts that only you can offer.
I invite you to look at those parts of you that you might be judging harshly with kinder eyes and the understanding that they help make you, you!
As you accept all your qualities and characteristics without judgment notice how doing so allows others to fully accept not only you, but themselves.
Much love,
