The one and only you

“Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are.” ~Gretel Ehrlich, author

Many of us spent our early years trying to conform to the norms or ideals dictated by our parents, peers, religion, and culture. On the other hand, some of us rebelled against them — sometimes for the sake of rebellion, or because we didn’t fit the “perfect” pattern someone else wanted us to follow.

Beyond all of this conforming and rebelling is the beautiful, one-of-a-kind essence of who we really are. As today’s thought reminds us, our true nature “invites us” to make that discovery.

I’ve learned throughout my life that if I want other folks to accept or appreciate my individual quirks and eccentricities — and yes, you have a few of those too — I need to do the same for them. ~CL