Admiration

Have you ever looked at someone and admired what they did and how they did it?  I must admit I have done myself in the past.  That doesn’t ALWAYS mean they are correct in what they do, but it can be a great inspiration for me to knuckle down and try and be the best I am with the talents I have been blessed with.

I know I have said again and again that every person in the world is an individual and we all have different skills and talents and HOW we express them or learn or whatever is according to not only our own individual natures but the nurturing/support  (or lack of it) that we receive is responsible  for how we think, talk and act.

And even IF I admire some quality or character or personality of an individual, it does NOT mean that everything about that person is admirable.  It just means that I look at something they do really well and can even begin to wonder how I could bring that quality into my life.

However, admiration can ALSO lead to envy, if I don’t take care of my thinking.  Envy is wanting something another person has and tries to pull them down or get it away from that person, or tell others that all that stuff in’t real, when I know it is.

For example, I used to knit and crochet a lot, but Kevin asked me if I actually ENJOY doing it and I had to admit that I didn’t because it was really complex and too heavy for my hands.  But that doesn’t mean I can’t admire my friend, Clare for the things SHE produces with crocheting.  I can and do, but it’s not something I would wish to return to.

TREASURE

Every life is unique, and so are their experiences (sometimes even in the same family), but we can admire others and what they do whilst knowing it may or may not be possible for us to do ourselves.