Accentuate the Positive
The recent passing of Zsa Zsa Gabor at age 99 prompted a flurry of articles about her life, all of which focused on her nine marriages. There was little reported about who she was as a person. Instead, most of what was written about her defined her solely by her many relationships. Wikipedia, for example, says she was active in her career from 1934 – 1998, or 64 years.
“As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has or ever will have, something inside that is unique to all time.” ~ Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers, from the children’s television show “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”)
This quote says it all. What defines each of us are our unique talents and gifts, not the number of relationships we’ve had. We all deserve to be remembered and appreciated for our gifts and contributions, not that we’ve been married X number of times, or have had “too many” or “too few” relationships.
Below are six things that can define us as individuals and can help us make an impact on the world in our own small way:
1. Find a wrong and then right it:
Become an advocate for what you believe in.
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