Why are we apologizing for being who we are? We are born who we are and there is no shame!
Why are we trying to change who we are? Do we feel we need to measure up to someone else’s expectations, desires, demands, motives?
I am calling upon you to be you! To be your God made YOU! Stop giving in to social pressures, real or perceived, and give in to you…what in your deepest of hearts you know is true about you! We need the real you to grow and develop. We actually stunt our growth when we try to be anything other than ourselves.
God made us all of the same material, but just like in your closet, your clothes are of different colors and styles for different occasions and needs.
Stop apologizing for being the you that you were born to be !!! Cherish your life!
Don’t apologize because you are:
- Black, white, American, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Alaskan…
- ‘Privileged’ wealthy, poor, middle class…
- Farmer, businessman, doctor, housewife, child, teenager, adult…
- Smart, talented, industrious, helpful, full of ideas, generous, giving…
God has gifted each one of us so we can be givers – (not takers)!
This does not mean you take from me because I have more and you might be in need!
This does mean let each one be their own self all by themselves, while we each go about living our lives with no condemnation for who we are, what we are, what we have or where we live.
It means being thankful for what we have and for what others have that we may not.
Remember…do not apologize or feel guilty for who you are or what you have.
You be YOU!
Mrs. Goodfinder 