We have some friends with funny quirks. They do things that irritate or with which we do not agree. They may not have the same political beliefs that we do. Sometimes we wonder if we should jettison these friends with their quirks.
Now understand that I am a big believer in throwing away people who are negative in your life. Don’t keep them around! They will only pull you down. But friends with quirks . . . that’s different.
As I was analyzing their worth, quirks and all, something else occurred to me. I have quirks too – habits that may drive them crazy; beliefs they may question. Do you realize that right now they may be discussing ME and the weird quirks I have. They may be deciding whether to jettison me.
Hmm. Maybe this is worth a second consideration. I love these folks, quirks and warts and all, and I hope they love me, imperfect as I am. It took us a long time to find each other and truly see into the soul of each other. Each of us knows the other will never be perfect.
We’d better treasure what we can, put up with the rest and consider ourselves very fortunate to have such good friends who put up with us too, quirks and warts and all.
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Well yes, there is that too. Your blog does such a good job of reminding us to love ourselves and reminding us of how much God loves us. Thank you for that guidance.
What a wonderful reminder! Yes, we all have our quirks, but with the eyes of Love, we can embrace them with compassion. And sometimes, the one we need to love the most is ourselves.