I was speaking to someone the other day, who I really do love and value and I am so glad I met, and she was talking about all of my "strengths". I'm not going to list what was said because I think it sounds a bit big headed, but she was giving me a huge ego boost at any rate, and then something occurred to me, something that she disagreed with and I will say why she disagreed with it.
I told her, that the things she was giving me as being my strengths, were influenced heavily by other people, and I couldn't really take credit for them, because it is all things I have learnt from others.
She disagreed. She told me that she thinks I already had those qualities in me and innate, and they were simply enhanced when I am around the people that I believe influence me.
Now, I aren't sure what to think. I think it maybe better to accept that a variety of things come together to make me me, my environment (and my influences), my genetic make up, the fact that I am an INFJ personality type, the fact that I am a leo, or a wood dog, or my friends and the people that I meet in life, they all make me me, but I never actually think of me making me me, and the lady I was with the other day opened my eyes to this.
At any rate, it gave me a lot to think about. We tend not to think of our own strengths, but just for a little while today I'd ask you to think, what are yours?
Keep Smiling :)
Love, Tutti-Frutti
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