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A while back, Lori and I were watching “The Feed”. In one scene, a character named Gil was talking with his girlfriend and said he liked who she was. When she then asked him to change something he was doing, he said, “I like who I am”. His point was he was doing what she wanted him to change because of who he was, and he liked who he was.
WOW!
Many of us are not nearly self-aware enough to know that changing certain things would mean violating who we are. And how many of us can honestly say, “I like who I am?”
I found myself wondering when that statement started to be true for me. Certainly not at thirty, or forty. Maybe fifty, and certainly by sixty. This is not to suggest I’m perfect. I’m more aware of my imperfections now than I was in years gone by. But I have a more balanced view of myself and a better handle on the reality that we’re all both broken and beautiful.
Additionally, I’ve learned to see both others and myself as a package deal. You get the good with the bad. And in most situations, I think I offer a lot of good and not too much bad. I certainly feel that is true for me as a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a friend. I also feel it’s true for what I offer when I minister to people, be that in person or online.
The danger in this, I suppose, is to stop seeing or caring about the places where I need work. Seeing the package as a good deal is nice, but I need to continue to work on the places that are broken or not right.
What about you? Do you like who you are? Do you think you’re a good package deal as a husband, father, employee or employer, and friend? Can you see that and also see where you need more work?
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