A Brewed Awakening
“To the people who love you, you are beautiful already. This is not because they’re blind to your shortcomings but because they so clearly see your soul. Your shortcomings then dim by comparison. The people who care about you are willing to let you be imperfect and beautiful, too.” ― Victoria Moran
The kind of people around you have a tremendous influence on your attitude, self-esteem and your future. If they are critical, hyper competitive or just downright grumpy, that’s what you’ll become in time whether you intend to or not.
If you on the other hand you’re surrounded by generous, grateful and giving kind of people who exude confidence and courage, guess what, you will emulate their behaviors and, in time, inspire others. So…
- Describe the kind of people you are surrounded by each day?
- Are they the kind of people you admire, fear, despise or honor?
- How do you describe yourself? negatively or positively?
3.How do you describe yourself? negatively or positively?
There are many times that I am “my own worst enemy,” and times that grief gets the better of me; but I try, most times, to remember the song lyric, “Smile and the world smiles with you; cry and you cry alone”…and that’s what I choose to do, “…smile with and encourage others, no matter what, to smile…and then…cry alone.”
…but when you come right down to it, it’s not how I describe myself that is important; it’s how other people see me and if in the process of them being around and with me or me being around and with them, do they see what God wants me to be to them and for Him: His “salt and light.”
1.Describe the kind of people you are surrounded by each day?
Does my dog count? Remember the word “dog” is “God” spelled backwards. That in itself speaks a lot about the two “beings” with whom I spend most of my time.
2.Are they the kind of people you admire, fear, despise or honor?
There are people with whom I spend time, especially in and through God’s most Holy Word, whom I admire, respect, appreciate, and honor; and those are the ones who are “the voice in my head and the voice in my heart.”