To toss or eat…? Just give it a good
rinse, and I think you’re good to go. Think about it – this lettuce came from
the farmers' market and straight from the soil before that. I’m starting to
think I’m okay with a little natural impurity on the things I consume. I’d much
rather that than manufactured chemicals containing who knows what. Besides,
little kids touch EVERYTHING and eat all kinds of crap in the process. In fact,
all that stuff they accidentally consume builds up their immune system. It’s
interesting to think about how that works – not just in our health but all
across our lives as well. Those bits of impurity and imperfection that we encounter actually
strengthen our resilience. That’s a natural process of growth… a natural
process of gaining character and becoming stronger individuals.
So, yeah, I
ate the lettuce.
Some of you
are sitting there ready to diagnose me with some sort of mental disorder,
thinking -- Are you kidding me? You
dropped a freaking piece of lettuce on the ground and that leads you to ponder
the topic of resilience and character growth seconds later? Bunny trail, much?
And, there
are others of you who often make similar mental leaps celebrating – HECK YES!
Someone has some vague concept of the world inside my head!
The fact is
– our distinct personalities predispose us to perceive the world around us in incredibly differing
ways.
This is more than merely an intangible notion that never reaches application, though. Next time you’re interacting with your friend, co-worker, spouse or boss and think that they are crazy, pause for a moment. Ask yourself – Might they simply have a fundamentally different personality? Could that account for their entirely different approach to this moment? How can I actively respect that part of who they are a bit more fully?
This is more than merely an intangible notion that never reaches application, though. Next time you’re interacting with your friend, co-worker, spouse or boss and think that they are crazy, pause for a moment. Ask yourself – Might they simply have a fundamentally different personality? Could that account for their entirely different approach to this moment? How can I actively respect that part of who they are a bit more fully?
This might mean you need to leave room for solutions that are marked by mutual compromise and don't match your ideal game plan. Along the
way, you may find that your inclination has been to attempt to force others to
be more like you. But now, it's time to get real – their differing, innate
personalities aren’t something you can change. Once you humbly accept that truth and instead get creative about ways to appreciate the differences and bridge the gap, life becomes a
heck of a lot more rewarding.
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Dig Deeper: This post was inspired, of course by my red leaf lettuce, but also my MBTI Manual. Studying up on personality types the other day, I found myself blown away. It explains SO much... about me, the world inside my head, my relationships, the world inside everyone else's... This personality scoop is eye-opening, friends.
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Dig Deeper: This post was inspired, of course by my red leaf lettuce, but also my MBTI Manual. Studying up on personality types the other day, I found myself blown away. It explains SO much... about me, the world inside my head, my relationships, the world inside everyone else's... This personality scoop is eye-opening, friends.
