No One is Perfect

Recently I heard an opinion of me and it got me thinking. I heard that another girl thought I was some kind of saintly perfect woman. I was astonished and wondered how she could ever think that. I am very very far from perfect and never think too highly of myself. But it made me realize how much everyone judges so quickly and how things are not always what they seem to be.

I have had very little interaction with this girl and yet she thinks so highly of me. I find that I think we, or maybe just I, tend to think the best of others and the worst of ourselves. "She" is better in this or that way seems to be what I do or hear. Or the other side is common among girls, putting girls down and putting themselves above others so they can feel better about themselves.

I would like to not put others downs and not put myself down. Just be positive, complement, and be happy. Especially to other girls. It seems that often times being shy is seen as being stuck up, people often think I am stuck up because I dont talk to them, but it is because I am shy. So I want to and am going to start putting myself out their, being positive, full of compliment (not to the point of fake though, real and sincere), and smile.

I would also like to try to get to know girls more. I seem to be content in my own little lonely world most the time and then when I am not content I just complain that I have no friends, I know silly right? So I am going to put myself out their and reach out to others, see how they are doing and be kind.

Yesterday there was a talk about service and how just the littlest things can make a difference in peoples lives. I am glad that this person brought up this very true concept. It made me think of how the littlest things have made me feel good. A girl at school asks me my name and it makes me feel good the rest of the night, she cared to know my name was all but that little bit of caring goes a long ways. I even went home and told my husband that I met someone. May sound weird, dorky, cheesy, whatever, but its true. A girl at church noticed I tried to look good yesterday and she complimented me, and it made all the difference for me. She not only noticed me (much of the time I feel unseen) but she noticed I tried to look like I got ready for church.

Little things make HUGE difference. So I want to be a person to lift people up and make them feel good about themselves. I want to compliment others, be kind and happy. I have a hard time complimenting others, not because I dont see anything to compliment but because I find it awkward. I think this is because I have a hard time complimenting myself. Kinda one of those if you cant love yourself you cant love others type of thing. So in accordance to all these other goals I need to not only think positive about others but also myself.

Ok long post. But to some it up. I am going to be positive, happy, complimentary to myself and other. I am so grateful for people who are such great examples to me of this. I am very far from perfect and everyone is and its ok. Life is good!