~Trying to Impress~

       


              ~Notice the tree standing alone~


Most of us spend a great portion of our lives trying to impress others. The way we look, dress, speak, work, walk, etc. We spend more time looking to please, than to be pleased just being who we are. We attempt to change our personality, to be accepted. Instead, you should just be the best you, that you can be, regardless of anyone else's perception of you.

Whenever anyone try to be perfect, behind the effort lies a desperate need to be accepted. It is this same need that often drives us to take on more than we should. In trying to be perfect we work on the quality of our activities, crafts, jobs, positions, etc: Silent questions to ourselves are: Was that good enough? Did I impress them with how well I did that? Will they acknowledge my potential and my worth? Did they like the way I looked in that dress or suit?

In taking on too much, we stress ourselves and the quality of what we do. Another question, Did I do enough? We should never stress ourselves to please another. You excel by embracing who you are and acknowledging your true potential in being the best you.

In closing and please hear this: Some people are judged instantly by their clothes, their cars, their appearance, their race, their education, their social status. The list goes on and on. What sometimes frustrates me personally is that most people decide who another person is even before they speak to them. What's even worse, these same people decide who and what the status of someone else is, and don't even know who they are themselves.

We must cease forming opinions of someone before we get to know them and we must cease to live our lives based on others opinions/perceptions of us. Again, just be the best person that God has preordain  us (you) to be; Whether anyone approves or not. And, viewing the picture above, this also means, sometimes you must stand alone!

*Dare To Be Different*
~Have the courage~

Remember, if you cease to be you, then who's going to be you?

~These are my thoughts ... I welcome yours~