Every now and again, we need to get an assessment of ourselves. We are not good judges of who we are and we can’t base who we are on what we do. Yes, our core selves will come out in our actions and, if we’re lucky, we’ll end up in a profession that best suits and defines us. Until then, life is a journey and we should be open to constant learning. Asking others what they think of us, like our best or worse qualities, is one way to get to know who we truly are.

Have you ever walked into a room and were overwhelmed by the emotional state of other people? You can usually detect who is feeling what simply by looking around. You feel what they feel but you have no background to those emotions. It makes you feel connected and disconnected at the same time. Not unlike getting parts of a picture without being able to see the whole thing. Sometimes you might guess correctly what the picture is supposed to look like and other times you’ll find that you’re no where close.

One man considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. he who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14:5-8