These days, I'm really starting to get to know myself better. These 32/33 years formed the person that I am. Some good qualities and then some, not so good. What I realized with the not-so-good are sometimes "excuses" or better yet, "stories" I have created to make believe is true for me.

Being the perfectionist that I am, I easily find flaws in myself. My upbringing taught me to always do better where I'm at, no matter how good I am. There's always room for improvement. What I heard was I'm never good enough.... Funny how one person says one thing, it gets translated, or worse yet, twisted in weird ways that last for years. With that thought, Always Room For Improvement, I strive to reach for "perfection" all my life.

As I get to know some of my friends here in the 'Rain, I became envious, wished I had qualities they carry so eloquently. For the longest time, I wish I was the People Magnet. But where would you find me? In the kitchen, helping clean up because I feel I'm never smart enough, bold enough to attract people.

In so many ways, I've enjoyed being the actual worker bee of the group. The silent one that holds things together yet never enough to take the credit for it. Yup, that's where I find significance in my life and in my work.

Being in the sales world, I doomed myself for mediocrity. Perhaps I've wrote myself off as Never good enough to immerse myself with the success I see others have. But I just keep putting forward my best foot forward each day to serve one client at a time with the best I've got from within me. Never too afraid for not claiming the best from within.

Slowly, I'm finding my voice and my place in the real estate world. More so here in the 'Rain. I've come to see value in the bold and the quiet. The biggest thing I've found is:

If we let our light shine, we unconsciously give others the permission to do the same. As we liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Although I never want to admit and it took one real person who had the guts to tell it in my face, my biggest fear is not that I'm inadequate. My biggest fear is that I'm successful beyond measure in my quiet ways.

Thank you, God for telling me that I am your masterpiece. As I view my sweet boy as he sleeps tonight, although with the meltdowns and tantrums I endure today, I still love him from the bottom of my heart, from the tiniest strand in my hair and in every inch of my body. Still perfect in my eyes. I can't imagine how much more God smiles and yearns to look at me when I sleep.

When you don't view yourself as God's masterpiece, it hurts HIM more than it hurts you. When you feel you've let Him down, know that you've never let Him hold you up. Don't compare yourself to others. God never makes anything in vain. He has a plan to make you His Original Masterpiece.

Some bold. Some quiet. But all equally valued.

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Some Bold, Some Quiet But All Equally Valued