The Insanity of Being the Same.

How far are you willing to go so that others will accept you? Will you change your hair? Your clothes? Plastic surgery? Would you undergo a sex change?

I find it increasingly disturbing that my desire to be loved and accepted has bled out into places I thought I'd never go. An individual is unique. Created with DNA that comes close, but not an exact replica of the original, we are designed to portray one of the millions of facets that represent God.

I find equally disturbing that as a writer, I am prone to attempt squeezing my characters into suits, body styles, or personalities that weren't theirs to own. The story I have in my mind might have a similar plotline as another author, but it is unique to my voice, personality, and sphere of influence. How unfair it is to force the people of my story into the fabric of another's. It's much like jamming the wicked step sisters' size 9 1/2 and 11 feet into Cinderella's size 6 glass slipper.

OUCH. It's painful too.

So why torture myself and others with what I know to be folly?

Because insecurity has driven my actions and reactions to the brink of insanity. Insecurity drives most peoples' unwise choices. It's time for us to grow an understanding of who God created us to be and find our unique voice. Love it. Value it. Know that without our vibrato, tenor, soprano, alto, falsetto, etc. no one will hear anything other than one syllable, tone, and volume. Can we say, MONOTONOUS?

It's time to say goodbye to insecurity. Tell fear it has to take the back seat because confidence and strength have dibs on shotgun.

Thanks for listening.