Who you are

I remember as a young man that we had a pretty tight group of friends that hung out together, did things together, went places together, etc. While we were pretty tight, we also had room for others to join us. The truth, though, is they never seemed to stay. It wasn't that we excluded them but they always seemed to find some "cooler" group to hang with.

I have also been the "outsider". I didn't fit in with other peoples' groups. I wasn't cute enough (never will be), I wasn't smart enough (never will be), I wasn't rich enough (never will be), etc. It is amazing how people will judge what someone is before they ever take the time to learn who they really are.

Today's word is a saying/quote I heard that I really try to take to heart. It says, "Judging a person does not define who they are. It defines who YOU are."

We never purposely excluded anyone from our group because we didn't even know what excluding was. No, we never did because we felt that everyone could contribute something. You will never meet ANYONE that doesn't know something that you don't know. They may not look like you, they may not talk like you, they may not act like you, they may not dress like you but they are worth something.

Don't let what you think of others define who and what you really are.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T