This past week I went to a cafe with my husband and I couldn’t help but notice this guy probably my age with a young kid maybe 8-10 years old. I heard them talking (I am sorry! I couldn’t help but listen!) and the older guy sounded like a mentor to the younger child. He was asking him how he was and what was going on at school and how he felt about things. What really hit me though, is he kept saying “Be a leader.” He told this young kid that he had to lead and be respectful.
This statement really hit home for me. Though it is very important to be yourself, it is the simple fact that others are always watching. They maybe trying to find your faults or maybe they are curious about you. It is very possible that you are someone’s role-model without even knowing it. The fact remains though, eyes are on you. What you do with your life, it matters. Though you may feel like you cannot contribute to the bigger picture, think about it, your smile or compliment could be the one thing that made that lady at the grocery store feel good about herself this week. When you choose to accept others no matter who they are or what they do with their lives, people notice. I’m not here to tell you exactly what differences you could make. I am just here to remind you to actually stand up and make them.
As you do more good, there will always be people who will try to tear you down. Let them try but ignore them. Just hold on to your own values and don’t let others make you feel inferior for taking a stand for the human race. Alyssa, from techlovedesign, reminds us that nobody has it all figured out. That includes you too! You can’t judge others, just as much as you can’t let them judging you get under your skin. No one is perfect.
Listening to this guy, at this cafe, telling this kid to “Be a leader”, well that made a difference in my life. It was like he was telling ME to be a leader. I started to tear up a few times while they were talking. I truly am sorry to this guy though for listening in on his conversation, but those words were meant to find me too I think. He said them to this child with such confidence and meaning. He said them with care and he sounded like he felt he could make a difference in this childs life. I think he is right. I wish I could tell him, he made me stop and think too. – xoxo Jessica
What is something you have heard that has always inspired you and stuck with you since you’ve heard it?
Did I mention the old photo booth in the lobby of the ACE? It was so fun. It was a bit hard to predict the timing because It started taking really fast!! but that was the fun part!
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