Expressing My Unique Specialness

 Wisdom Card © Louise L Hay 

I have lots of cards. Tarot cards, oracle cards, goddess cards, and wisdom cards. Sometimes I feel drawn to take them out and do readings, or just flip through them being soothed by the artwork or the messages inside of them. This morning I got home from work and felt drawn to look through my Wisdom Cards created by Louise L. Hay. 

First off, I must say that reading You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay, changed my life. It is such a deep, deep book. It was hard for me to read more than a few pages at a time because everything resonated so deeply with me. The thing I learned most from the book was how to forgive. Really, deeply, truly, forgive. Three or four months ago, when I saw that Louise had Wisdom Cards I had to buy them. I believe I've looked at them twice since I got them. I don't know why I have an aversion to them. I think it might be because I'm intimidated by the...well... wisdom. 

I thought I might be more comfortable with them if I was able to write down my thoughts and feelings about them. Today's card is "Everyone is unique and different. If we are like other people then we are not expressing our own specialness." and on the other side "I am my own unique self."

I think I have accepted that emotionally and mentally, I am a pretty unique person. I embrace my quirks and the odd things about me and want to share them. Embracing my physical uniqueness is a bit of a task for me. I'm very afraid to allow myself to look different. I love bindis (forehead jewelry) but I don't wear them in public because I am afraid what people will say. I also love wearing bright colored skirts but I feel uncomfortable because I'd be too noticeable. 

Last night I put braids in my hair before work. I love braids. I love the almost meditative state I go in while I braid and I love the way they look. I don't think I've gone out in public with my hair braided since elementary school. I'm usually a hair-up-in-a-messy-bun kinda girl.

At work I did get teased for my braids and for all I know they looked silly to everyone else, but I thought they look great and they made me happy and I just felt wonderful and beautiful. It was good to embrace my uniqueness. I'm going to try to let it show a little more often!

I am wishing you a fabulously unique day!