I am unique. The mold was broken after me. Before you remark that this is probably a very good idea, the same can be said about you! The question is – do you believe it? And do you celebrate this? You really should celebrate you and your uniqueness. No, not pride – pride is only a false and poor representation of who you are, and probably something you really don’t believe.
Uniqueness though is celebratory. Why would you want to be someone other than you? People do though. But they rarely look beyond the obvious and thus don’t appreciate or understand how their ‘idol’ got to where they are – the experiences, people that populated their life on the way to being who they appear to be. ‘Appear’ is an important word in this consideration because unless you are able to be with them 24/7 you really don’t know who they are when they are alone. You may think you do… but do you? And why covet what ‘they’ have instead of celebrating what you have?
Stop for a moment and look at your own life – who you are, how you got to this point, who you are becoming, etc. Throughout your life, you continue to become and are your who, what, and how; which is formed by the people and experiences and your reactions. This formation is also dependent upon the world (family, friends, work) you live in. There are a whole host of factors that go into this ‘who’ of you. But in all of that host, it’s always your decision to act on it or not. Do you? Do you share the ‘real’ you?
Personally, I like me. I don’t always like what I do or say, but fundamentally – I appreciate who I am and am becoming. Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:13 are only two scriptures that support us in our quest to be who we are, doing what we have been given – yet not alone. Isaiah 49:15 end sentence and 16 – “Yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands…” This is God talking to us, His people and He never makes junk . He will be with us in our growing and doing . Never forget that You are the only one of you! Celebrate this.
