Most of us
are excellent at being self-deprecating, and are not so good at the opposite.
Tell us your favorite thing about yourself.
I believe my favorite (and at times in my
life my least favorite) thing about myself is my inability to be anyone other
than who I am. Let me give you an example: I’ve only worked at my job for about
10 months, but in that short time, my co-workers always seem to know what’s going on with me. Normally, I’m very happy and relaxed in the
workplace, lots of smiling and laughing, but there are days when I have something
else on my mind or I’m not feeling good.
Earlier this week my knee was bothering me as I overdid it the day
before on my jog, so this gentleman I’ve only met one other time comes in to
deliver some tables to us, and he is chatting with me in the same way he did
when I first met him. Then, he says, “Are you okay today? You seem like
something is wrong?” Wow, I don’t really
even know you! Just because I was a little quieter than usual does that means
something is wrong….or was it the expression on my face…I’m not sure, but I
think it’s a combination. Basically, I can’t hide who I am or what I am
feeling.
I would not be a good con artist or
actress, and as far as manipulation skills, I have none. I can’t even tell a little white lie without
a “tell.” Not that I want to be able to
do those things, but sometimes I don’t want to have to answer the question of
what’s wrong, either. So, my favorite
thing about myself is my favorite thing about the friends and people I
currently surround myself with…genuineness.
I’ve had enough experience in my life with manipulative people, with
those who pretend to be one person, but actually turn out to be another (Jekyll
and Hyde syndrome). There will always be people who chose to be someone
else…who don’t know how to be comfortable with themselves or others, but I can
choose who to spend my time with, and I can choose how to conduct myself, so I
am proud that I am unable to be anyone other than me! J
“But he said
to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in
weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that
the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am
content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For
when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
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