Thanks for all of the sweet comments to yesterday's post. My mom and were talking while walking last evening and I kept thinking how freeing it was to just put my flaws out there.
I know we say all the time that "nobody is perfect", but do we truly embrace our flaws as part of who we are? Really?
I truly think that some of the things that we see as flaws in others and ourselves could be some of the very reasons we connect with some of the friends that we do. And, why our significant others find us appealing in some ways.
I mean, how often do you bond with a friend over some physical and/or personality trait you both share? I know I have a very dear friend and we connected over the fact that we both have large hips! Now, I'd love to have small hips and be able to wear a lot of the fashions that I can't. But, if my friend Michelle didn't notice I had on cute shorts one day and decide to ask me where I got them since she has big hips as well we might not be friends. And, I might not have had one of the best people I know as my friend all these years.
And, yes, I know this example might seem very simplified, but as we get older it's harder and harder to make good, true friends right? What I'm saying is, those people we might be judging by a weakness we also see in ourselves could end up being people we bond with over a commonality instead.
Just think about that. And, I'd love to know if any of you have a similar example as well.
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2 comments:
That is such a good point!
So true! I bonded with my two best friends over dachshunds and being bad bowlers. :-)
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