“You’re
wrong…things could be worse.”-Hope for Change Campaign… (does/if that exist?!
hmmm)
“What’s bad
may be bad but don’t let it stop you from seeing the good, and correcting the
pain through a vision of change.”-Perspective
Disclaimer: This post may seem all over the place…but then again, THIS
is GYC-GirlYOUCrazy.com and that’s what you came here for…so…
SideNote… Have YOU checked out the new L I F E S T Y L E
section???
And
back to it…
Recently
I’ve been hearing/considering the phrase, “a leopard never changes its spots”…have
you heard it?
Of course you have! But if not…it’s an old phrase about people not being
able to change who they are… It’s a pretty hopeless phrase that I do admit to
using…but now it’s time to confront it! Hello
Growth!!
So,
it had me thinking… If “a leopard never changes its spots” then how can people
grow and be better? How can we ditch the weaknesses, uplift the strengths…and
allow the change to be visual/noticeable?
Then, I realized… Perspective changes everything! Growth doesn’t come from thinking you’re the
worst person in the world… it’s ignited/set on fire/initiated/begins when we
recognize that we can/want/need to be better for whatever important reason!
Let
me say it again… PERSPECTIVE CHANGES
EVERYTHING! No
matter how life may be, YOU, ME, WE will always have the opportunity to determine
what we see!
And Perspective of Self helps
you see your worst days as your best days (or at least preparation for better
days)!
A “leopard”
may not be able to change its spots but it can decide how it wears them!
Let no person
write you off as someone that can’t grow and be better! And understand that there is
a difference in people not wanting to wait for that moment of change to be
realized.
This post is about how YOU,
ME, WE see ourselves and the “spots” that others may see (just in case you didn’t
get that from the title or all the other stuff above…).
The thing is WE ALL have “spots” and at times we will have
to apologize for how the spots make
others feel… but the other thing is WE
ALWAYS have the choice to work our negatives into positives and our weaknesses
into strengths!
A couple GYC Notes on making
your “spots” work for YOU:
+ Be honest with YOURSELF
(know your “spots”) aka know that you are among
a WHOLE WORLD of people with spots…it is OKAY! The difference is HOW YOU wear
them!!
+ Give your “spots” a
perspective that serves you…not hurt you. Growth is a powerful choice, and remaining
stuck is a choice that takes your power away.
+ Understand that Change is
a Decision and Growth is a Process. Forgive yourself! And remember…YOU are still
standing!
+ Identify and know their
influence. Just
like a team calculates the actions of their opponents… so they can win the
game…so shall you with your weaknesses… Work those “spots” to your advantage
and make them strengths that serve you and others (habits)!
Sometimes we allow our weaknesses or mistakes to stop us as if our purpose
stopped but that’s a lie and a moment to choose how we will decide to move.
+ Make the choice to be
better a non-issue because we can talk about our problems and so-called flaws
allllllllllll day long but tell me… when has elevating the problem ever brought
a solution, especially concerning your growth???
+ Remember…it’s one thing to
know, identify and decide…and another to live all of that out loud.
And lastly...
+ How do YOU want to see
yourself? And how do you want people to see you? No, we can’t change how
people feel about us…but we can change what/how we present ourselves!!
With
Boldness and Confidence may WE all wear our “spots” as lessons and experience,
instead of pain, frustration and defeat!
A leopard may not be able to change its spots but it
can decide how it wears them!
Let no person write you off as someone that can’t
grow and be better!
Defeating
Crazy with Courage,
Lauren
Alicia, GYCGirl…Growing with YOU!
