Doesn't everyone have something?
The more you speak to people and spend time listening to their stories, the more I realise everyone has something that makes them special.
Do you know what yours is?
What is it that makes you special?
Mine most definitely is my baldness. I cannot tell you of 3 other women who are bald. I simply do not know them. So when I look around a room full of people, I see no other bald women. But if the truth be told, I do not know what I see.
I see a sea of faces with stories, but I do not know these stories. I will never know them. If I am lucky I may get to know a few of them over a period of time, but there is no way I will ever get to know them all.
The same way, they will not get to know mine.
Isn't it funny how and when we chose to tell our story. If I think about it, I tell my story to the whole universe via this blog, yet when I meet someone, the chances are that it will take us months before we even step close to the topic of my alopecia. It's just because we chose when and how we tell our stories. The environment matters, the intimacy matters and the level of interest is central.
So as I looked round the conference participants this week, I was reminded of my baldness and how it makes me special. I thought how lucky am I to be special in this way.
Are you happy to be special in your way?
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