It’s at those times I need to affirm, God is my Creator. I am more comfortable in my own skin than I ever have been, but some days life still gets so hard I think I’m being stretched way beyond what I can handle. Learning to accept our own unique personality with its strengths and challenges is our pursuit.

Perhaps I’m a bit of a slow learner, heh? So often it still seems that way to me, and I have five adult children now (both male and female). I so relate to John Gray’s book, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. I am aware I still have much to learn in this area. I grew up in an all male household( except for Mum of course), went to an all-boys high school, and my Dad really did not equip me to relate to the opposite sex. I take offences personally- much too often. The one character trait that enables me to be empathetic to others also causes me to be wounded too easily. I live with the after effects of prostate cancer, and I do struggle with self-esteem issues because of both of these disabilities.

I have lost the functional sight of my right eye through glaucoma. Some of the things I included were my own disabilities. What areas of my personality, background and physical appearance am I struggling to accept? I hope you can see the marvelous gift to the world you are with your unique history, experiences and personality also. I relate all these life experiences because it illustrates for me the validity of what Rick Warren says in this chapter. I was born to win! Yes, I was born to teach! When I was a stay at home Dad, I assisted in a group called MOPS- (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers ), and because I trained as a teacher of children with disabilities, I knew what skills to work on at the different ages. I tutored in Vacation Bible Schools, and I continue to mentor children on-line in the things of faith. In my adult years, I volunteered to work with youth as we constructed our own slot car machine and then raced them round the track. I began to show leadership in the church environment, becoming a Sunday school teacher at 15, and participating in a coffee shop ministry to teens at 18. Does a fish know why it swims and doesn’t fly? Does a cow know why it moos and doesn’t neigh? I don’t know really why I was motivated to work with them. I went into teaching because I loved kids.

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