I've been thinking about you and your amazingness and I've got to tell you something. If apologizing for yourself is truly your personality, I can handle it. Otherwise, please stop. You are you, and that's good enough for the rest of the world. In fact, you being you, is perfect. It is possible that no one cares about your insignificant faults but you, and drawing attention to them may be completely unnecessary. After all, that's awkward, too. In fact, if you think you're boring, someone thinks you're safe. If you think you're too large, someone thinks you're just right...and doesn't notice otherwise until you force them to acknowledge it in an uncomfortable conversation.
What if we were to think about other people, instead of ourselves? What if we were to forget our glaring faults that make us self-concious and exchange them for caring for others? If you met her and had a chance to talk with her before she left, did you ask Mother Theresa what she didn't like about her body or personality: what did she want to change? No, its perposterous to even think of asking her that. She is known for her love of others and we know its practically impossible to critique her appearance because it doesn't matter. But, empty self-focused people? Its easy to see the attitudes, the faults, the imperfections. Spend too much time scrutinizing yourself, and others will too. I don't know about you, but that doesn't appeal to me to be picked apart.
Where is your purpose and focus? Do you think of yourself first and subconciously? Do you hestitate to be you because you are so focused on you? It doesn't have to be. Let it go and love others: give without motive of self reward and I can guarantee you're flaws disappear because they don't matter. That's all.
Love,
Johanna
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