Unique

Beautiful Flowers taken in Kamakura

"Being real" for me is being you with all your greatness and your flaws, we all have them. How do you express yourself in this world, are you able to truly share with everyone who you are? I think those being close around us, we have the most expectations to be seen for who we really are and wanting to be understood. But can we really expect that we are fully understood in the way we want to be understood? Today I hold a workshop about diversity for the new graduates in my company and I shared with them the concept about personality is learned and unique to everyone. We are all humans, we may have grown up in different cultures that shapes us for who we are but our experiences makes us for who we are. We are all unique in our being, no doubt about that.

Can we really understand to what extend the person around us is going through, we can put ourselves into their shoes but are we really able to see the full pictures and understand truly what is going on? We can listen to what the other person is saying and lately I got to believe that we don't always have to fully understand everything but it's about how much we respect the other persons being in their own unique way. I think this is especially true for those around us who are close, like family and relationships. I am grateful for my surroundings in which I grew up, which were full of understanding and letting me explore who I am while feeling safe and loved.

It's so important to be in an environment where we can feel that we are respected for being ourselves and sharing honestly how we feel about it without having to fear that the respect will fade. We know we can honestly share ourselves, this kind of environment I am providing to my clients. As a coach, maybe we are expecting that everyone understands that concept too. So its important for you to create and carefully choose your surroundings that let you be you. You always have respect for yourselves, there is not always need to get the recognition from outside, as long as you are happy about you being you. I got to lately understand that if I am happy in my self, this will show to my surroundings and it can make a difference too. Create a safe space for yourself in which you can be you at any times. Do what you love to do and do it often, be content in being you and happy for being in this world. It's really that simple to focus on what is going well, don't get disturbed of what is not going well. There is always something you can be proud of and that is being you, although not everyone will respect and appreciate you. Find those who do and thrive in that surrounding at all times.

I wish you are feeling yourself at all times and know that you are loved and respected by yourself no matter what. The surroundings may change and/or remain, nevertheless you always have yourself and that is really something you can leverage on your whole life. Don't forget about that!

Being you is unique and its a gift to the world!

With love and light, Sabine