An unopened gift
Do you like receiving gifts?
I have worked with children and what always made me smile is to see their eyes light up when receiving some unknown present. It doesn’t have to be big but the unwrapping of the present gave the children already the biggest joy.
Full of energy, the toddler quickly starts ripping of the outer layers to see what is inside of it. The inadequate of its small motor skills doesn’t slow down to achieve its goal. The sticky tape is way too difficult to get undone so the tiny hands start making little tears in the paper. Unwrapping a present is the only thing the toddler thinks about, nothing will stand in his way to achieve that goal.
When talking about my weakness in the other post I feel it is a bit like an unopened gift, a toy that can’t be enjoyed because it is still wrapped tightly.
Are you still as energetic as the toddler in unwrapped your gift? Or are you already saying I don’t need that extra in my life, I am happy with what I’ve got. Your weakness will stay wrapped up and can’t be enjoyed.
The toddler would try to rip, suck, pinch and poke any way to get to the middle of the wrapping. The toddler wouldn’t give up but find a way. Life is one big learning curve in his eyes. It is constant learning new skills and like a sponge the toddler is taking it in.
The barrier it needs to overcome to get to the inside of the gift doesn’t stop it from trying. Its enthusiast doesn’t stop. The toddler hasn’t got any weakness in his eyes. His perspective of life is so simple. Every day is a gift full of learning new skills.
My perspective of a weakness is that just like an unopened gift it needs to be unwrapped. It may be as slow as the toddler tear by tear but never lose your enthusiast. Keep you mind focus on the gift.
Friday, May 15, 2009
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
My Weakness
My Weakness
No this is not what you think I’m not writing about my weakness. If I start writing about my inadequate I might never get off behind my computer screen. Yes my self-image is not the best at times. Here I let you already in on my secret; my poor self image which I am very hard trying to hide. No I’ve started writing this to change me and may be others people that think that weaknesses are so bad. We are only human and can’t be perfect. It is alright to make mistakes.
By brainstorming while writing the word WEAKNESS on the top of the page, all the other words that came up were;
Bad
Limited
Deficient
Feeble
Inadequate
Not strong
Imperfect
Failure
Doubt
Looking back at all these words they have one thing in common. They are all so negative. It would be much better to turn this around and try to focus on the positive. In each and every situation something good can be achieved such as to grow and move forward to become stronger and healthier. It is a bit like looking at a ½ glass of beer and only seeing the empty content and not the ½ amount of beer that still needs to be enjoyed.
When you admit you have a weakness, this is already a step forward. You can shift your energy towards improving this.
Everyone has his good or weak qualities. It really depends what you see as good or weak. By concentrating and working with your weakness it can become your best characteristic. It simple means getting in touch with on own inner strength and weakness. Overcome your fear and your weakness may evolve to become your strength. When I wrote this down I keep thinking of the blog of.
“Without Struggle You Will Not Evolve” by Allen Sentance[ fisherman]
This gives me the conclusion that weakness can make us stronger by striving to achieve our goals and wishes.
.blogspot.com/2009/03/without-struggle-you-will-not-evolve.html
No this is not what you think I’m not writing about my weakness. If I start writing about my inadequate I might never get off behind my computer screen. Yes my self-image is not the best at times. Here I let you already in on my secret; my poor self image which I am very hard trying to hide. No I’ve started writing this to change me and may be others people that think that weaknesses are so bad. We are only human and can’t be perfect. It is alright to make mistakes.
By brainstorming while writing the word WEAKNESS on the top of the page, all the other words that came up were;
Bad
Limited
Deficient
Feeble
Inadequate
Not strong
Imperfect
Failure
Doubt
Looking back at all these words they have one thing in common. They are all so negative. It would be much better to turn this around and try to focus on the positive. In each and every situation something good can be achieved such as to grow and move forward to become stronger and healthier. It is a bit like looking at a ½ glass of beer and only seeing the empty content and not the ½ amount of beer that still needs to be enjoyed.
When you admit you have a weakness, this is already a step forward. You can shift your energy towards improving this.
Everyone has his good or weak qualities. It really depends what you see as good or weak. By concentrating and working with your weakness it can become your best characteristic. It simple means getting in touch with on own inner strength and weakness. Overcome your fear and your weakness may evolve to become your strength. When I wrote this down I keep thinking of the blog of.
“Without Struggle You Will Not Evolve” by Allen Sentance[ fisherman]
This gives me the conclusion that weakness can make us stronger by striving to achieve our goals and wishes.
.blogspot.com/2009/03/without-struggle-you-will-not-evolve.html
Monday, May 11, 2009
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