“Our uniqueness, our individuality, and our life experience molds us into fascinating beings. I hope we can embrace that. I pray we may all challenge ourselves to delve into the deepest resources of our hearts to cultivate an atmosphere of understanding, acceptance, tolerance, and compassion. We are all in this life together.”—Linda Thompson
My meditation this week in on the second of Lauryn Axelrod’s Ten Words: An Interspiritual Guide to Becoming Better People in a Better World—acceptance. Acceptance is essential if we are to have unity and peace. The world is a fascinating collection of unique individuals.
“Unique individuals.” That sounds a bit redundant, but too often we only want individuals who are just like us. Is that an oxymoron? It has been decades since my last English course.
We need diversity—and not just Human Resources DEI—to grow and to be successful (individually and as a society).
As I ponder my acceptance of others, I am considering, not only who and what I need to accept, why ‘who’ or ‘what’ is critical to my growth and success. I would add to the Linda Thompson quote that “our collective uniqueness, our collective individuality, and our collective life experiences mold us into fascinating beings.” A celebration of personal individuality demands that we celebrate one another and accept our differences.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!!