Week three’s lesson take us on a different view that I have never considered. Everyone is unique in there own ways and we all brings different views on how to live a peaceful life. The lady in this week’s story is a strange case that I would have never thought of. Who in there right minds would allow for a Bee Hive to be inside their home? Not me for sure. When I see bees outside I run from them as if they were really going to hurt me. Really, I am so much bigger then they are. Why would I run from something so small that only stings for a bit? I totally understand why some would as they are allergic to them and have severe side effects if stung. My mom would die if stung by a bee.
If I were to walk into this women’s home who had the bee hive I would walk right out – why? The lady assures her guest the bees will not hurt her. For me I would be a bit hesitating and yet intrigued. What if I were to miss a divine appointment there? Sure enough the two ladies sit at the table with a glass of ice water that had the freshest twist of lemon and hummus on pita bread for lunch. The host was very attentive and sincere when asking her guest to “tell me about you.”
How does one tell someone else about who they are? This should be a simple question to answer, you would think. Yet, if you were put on the spot right now, how deep would you go or would you be quick to say that I am a mother of two boys, work for Scentsy in the Finance department and leave at that. That would be a simple answer, but the truth is that we are much more then that.
Life Lesson #3
Get to Know the Real You
We are with ourselves 24 hours a day 7 days a week. We should totally know who we are and what we stand for. For most of us we tend to others and focus on who they are. We need to focus more on who we are so then when we attend to others we are more valuable to them. We need to be authentic –
Authentic – worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to fact or reality: syn. Genuine, veritable, bona fide; being actually and precisely what is claimed.
So many women become wrapped up in everyday life and forget who they really are. How do you introduce yourself to others? I know for me when I am meeting my kids friends parents I always say I am Tristan’s mom. But I am more then that. Hello, my name is Amber and I am Tristan’s mom – this is how we should introduce ourselves.
For us women we become identified with the many roles we take on in our life such as; being a mother, wife, caretaker, daughter and a career woman. We begin to lose track of who we really are and become what we do. Our dreams become glimpses, our love becomes shallow, and what we value seems so distant – we lose our self.
“Many women have buried their authentic selves under a façade constructed in order to please other people or to be socially acceptable.” In order to uphold this image it becomes draining and self-defeating, which requires much energy to maintain thus leaving nothing for us to take hold onto.
Break free from this scripted life and begin to find out who you really are beyond being a mother, wife, caretaker, daughter, friend, and career woman. Remove everything that is not essential and discover your true authentic identity. Become the women you are – the one God created you to be. Begin to know and understand what is important in your life. Remember your hopes and dreams and bring life back into them. Take yourself on a mission to recover your joy, wisdom, passion, enthusiasm, self-confidence, vitality – the threads of your true self that you lost along the way.
Taking this journey requires courage, commitment, and perseverance. We can do all things with him in control. Rest in God and he will show you who you are in him.
Questions worth asking yourself ~
1) How do the people in my life see me? What do they come to me for?
2) What role do I play most often: caretaker, teacher, nurturer, risk taker, rebel, diplomat, the responsible one?
3) How has playing this role served me? Does it still serve me?
4) How has playing this role blocked me from doing the things I truly enjoy?
Be blessed in this weeks reading and journey.
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