Everyone on the face of the earth is born unique. Every scar, mole, and birthmark is like nature’s fingerprint on your body uniquely crafted to make you one of a kind.
Within reason, and is open to argument, even your tastes and preferences within moral and ethical boundaries were designed uniquely to you.
Yes, there is room for improvement, and evolving and self-growth are necessary, but we must explore and discover the wonder that we are, and not be in a hurry to change or develop without first unearthing and appreciating our inner treasures.
The chickens bathe, but they do so in dust. Dust keeps their feathers dry and clean! If a human were
to do the same, it would make our skin dry and invite a whole myriad of problems.
Pigs do not like mud because they are dirty, but they enjoy the mud to keep them cool, as they do not sweat and prevent insects from biting their skin, which has little fur.
If another furry animal were to do the same, they would be inviting problems.
John in the bible wore camel hair and fed on locusts and wild honey. This helped him to stay focused and true to his assignment till the end of his days. John did not have any problems or challenges with temptations; he was far removed from the issues and problems of the world.
Moses was used to seclusion; his time in the wilderness made him a great leader to Israel, who would also pass through the wilderness.
It was said that Deborah, the judge and prophetess of Israel, was bold and outspoken, cutthroat and
straight to the point when speaking. These qualities positioned her to be the first-mentioned female
judge of Israel.
Some traits are unique to you, patterns that people might find difficult to adapt to, but they
are easy for you.
Great leaders are often single-minded, decisive, and focused on a task until it is done. This often
makes great achievers seemingly stubborn, restless or impatient because they love to see projects
through to the end.
Artistic creatives are often muddle-headed, absent-minded and flow from one task to the other or
immerse themselves in a project and forget that they have other responsibilities. Their ability to
obsessively focus on one season and be seemingly chaotic in another period allows them to create and disrupt regular patterns of art and culture.
Inventors are often odd, antisocial and find everyday routine distracting or boring. They question the norm and sometimes find crowds uncomfortable. They value depth and research over activity
because they are wired that way.
What does your wiring look like? Not the weaknesses or areas you deliberately refused to develop
like diligence, honesty or loyalty; but your wiring and inclinations.
Do you feel drained by crowded spaces? Are you excited by new findings and ideas? Does planning
and strategy excites you, or do you like to create or build things from scratch and lose momentum
later?
You may be someone who has a large heart, loves helping and interacting with people. Or you
maybe someone who sees patterns, flaws and likes to create systems to sustain businesses or scale
them.
Your strength may be in your ability to observe, to discern trends and often warn people of dangers
or change the way before it becomes noticeable. Depending on the environment you are in or the company you keep, some people may refer to your uniqueness as a ‘flaw’ or a ‘quirk’.
When you are calm or coordinated, you may be seen as someone proud or pretentious, but you are
simply raised to be poised and have manners.
When you are loud, generous and welcoming, you may be perceived as unserious or even crass in certain spaces, or someone ignorant or naïve (who has not yet been hurt).
Meanwhile, it is who you are, the special gift you bring to the table or an organisation.
Some students gave up their passion for science, arts or history to pursue a trend in sports or music
or simply look cool, but deep down, they know they are pursuing hobbies that don’t fit.
Some people were born for politics, community service, or to found a huge business, or NGO, but were told they were too loud, too ‘forward’ and too ‘all over the place’ and need to tone it down.
Some people find joy in giving, in serving and helping others, but have been stirred out of purpose with false or imbalanced counsel like ‘Look out for yourself first’, “You can’t pour from an empty cup”, ‘Enforce strong boundaries’, ‘Doing good is a waste of time’.
The great heroes of the past did not pour from full cups of self-care or self-love; they poured
themselves from vision and a love for humanity.
Ask yourself:
– What kind of spaces am I naturally drawn to?
– What productive activity gives me joy but may drain others?
– What skills come naturally to me that may intimidate others?
– In what key areas do I need to grow? Is it because I’m criticised about it, or is it a real
weakness?
Rooting for you always,
Cheers!
