You Are Rare!

Matthew 7:14

“Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”

***Rare- unusually good or remarkable; not found in large numbers and consequently of interest or value***

I used to think that I was odd, an outcast if you will. I then learned, that I am rare. Then, I realized that many are called, but FEW are chosen. I also learned that narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and FEW there be that find it. So, you see, it’s okay if there are not a lot of people in your corner or doing what you’re doing or even understands who you are and why you do what you do because you’re an anomaly and that’s okay. Embrace who you are. For years I struggled with my identity. I struggled with who I was at home versus who I am when I'm in public view or with a group of people. I used to be very shy and timid and for some strange reason people mistook my quiet demeanor as arrogant or stuck up. You'd be surprised how many times people would tell me how they thought I was stuck up until they got to know me. Ha! I'm so far from that, I just like to stay to myself and observe my surroundings and that was perceived as "stuck up." So, guess what I would do? I would become even more sheltered and I would conform to my surroundings. I would dumb myself down from my speech to the way I dressed and even walked. If I knew an answer in a crowd, I would sit in silence for fear of someone else thinking I was a know it all. This people pleasing struggle I was dealing with went on for many, many years. I finally got sick and tired of trying to please everyone but myself. Oh boy! Making the decision to no longer try to fit in and please everyone was the best thing I could have ever done. If the people I surround myself with cannot embrace me at my most truest, authentic self, then, they don't deserve to be around me and that's okay. I had to learn to be okay with people walking away, or not understanding because I was the one suffering in the end. I admonish you today to take an inventory of your surroundings and be honest with yourself... Are you hiding your true, authentic self to fit in? To please others? The world has enough carbon copies, we need more original, rare, and authentic people to show up! So come out of hiding and let your light shine bright! Someone needs the real YOU!

-Catherine Saint 🌹

"Forget who’s not in your corner because for every 1 person judging you, there are 10 being grateful you did it, cheering you on because you just gave them hope and courage"

-The Sparkle Bomb Coach