2/18/2019 0 Comments Misunderstood This meme sums up how I feel about this subject. The fact is I never realized how much I was misunderstood until about a year ago. And this has haunted me. I am a very compassionate, kind, bighearted, loving person. I was shocked to find out that this is not how a lot people perceive me. Most of my life I have been a very timid person. I still am to a point. I never realized that people were viewing my shyness as me being a stuck-up, snobby person! But, from what I've heard from some, that is what they viewed me as. I was shocked to hear this. This is not how I want people to think about me. This is not how I want to be remembered by anyone. Now that I am older I am not as shy as I use to be. I'm still quiet and don't say a lot. I only speak when I have something to say. Useless chatter is not my forte. Especially if people are talking negative...I really don't like negative talk. I'm a listener, I REALLY listen to what people are saying (and I analyze what they don't say...how they say it...etc.) But I am in no way a stuck-up or snob! Now on to another misunderstanding... My life has not been easy. Somehow I seem to have always attracted people who only wanted to use me and abuse me. Being so shy when I was younger, the people that were in my life took advantage of that trait and (if you read my book you'll see) they abused me in every way they could. This caused me to adapt the personality of 'I don't need anyone in my life' and 'I am tough, nothing you say or do can hurt me'. Which isn't true. I just have a lot of trust issues that have caused me to keep people at arms length. This is something I pray about daily. I don't want to be like this. The reason for me doing this blog is to say the one thing I haven't been able to say to the people who judge me (and others) wrongly...What people show to the world is not always reality. There is usually a reason for their silence. There is usually a lot of hurt and pain they are trying to hide behind their 'I'm tough' act. Don't judge so swiftly. Take time to see people from the inside. not just what they are showing on the outside. Believe me when I say...People who act like they don't need anyone, people who seem tough as nails...they are the ones who need you the most. Love them more. but don't be fake, because they know how to spot a fake real fast. Pray for the hurting, wounded, the hardened...don't judge. It's not out place to judge others. It's our place to show the love of Christ, to lift them up in prayer. to encourage them to love and trust again. May God Bless you all, have a blessed day.
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