See How Precious
That feeling when you share something really incredible but no one else seems to get it!
Dirty Dancing, the original – lost on my kids! I mean why don’t they care that no one puts Baby in the corner!
90’s dance music – uninterested, not even a mini-head-bop.
A cup of tea coupled with chocolate digestives over hot chocolate, whipped cream and marshmallows any day.
And there is so much more……the changing seasons, laughing with family, peace and quiet, noticing, appreciation, kindness, quiet time with God.
I love those things but what I see as precious many others (particularly young people, I must say) see as boring or irrelevant.
What I have realised though is that people don’t need to understand why I love these things so much because genuine enthusiasm is contagious.
Children love to be part of their adults lives, often just being part of the moment is enough for them.
And that is the same for anyone who loves you, anyone who is part of your life – perhaps they don’t understand where you are coming from, maybe they don’t fully get it BUT they can still love the fact that you love it and that should be enough.
Don’t feel as though those things that are precious to you needs to be precious to everyone else. It is not your job to convince the whole world to love what you love.
But don’t feel as though you need to hide your excitement away from the whole world either. Just keep being you, share the inspiring stuff of life, let your preciousness be enough.
‘Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious – the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.’ (Philippians 4:8 The Message)
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