RQs

I was thinking today about what my strengths and gifts are...and let me tell you there are  a lot hahah just kidding. The one that I think really makes me the most successful in life and with people is my golden tinted glasses that I see this world and the people in it through. I can thank my mom for the example and then God for the gift :)

When I meet and work with people, regardless if I am friends with them or that I really don't care to be, I can find or have already noticed something admirable about them. We started calling these RQs this spring thanks to a dear friend...Redeemable Qualities!

I've found that it's much easier to name a redeemable quality than it is to judge someone. Every now and then someone will say something negative about someone-even if I don't like them- I will catch myself saying something like "but they are...." or "at least they do..." I dunno, maybe in some cases it's making excuses for people that are evil, but I look at it as I am choosing to see them in their best possible light.

Now don't get me wrong, there is always that saying that your greatest strength can also be looked at as your biggest weakness...yea maybe. Maybe it's caused me a little pain when a real rotten apple continues to hurt me, even though they have some hidden RQs, but I really wouldn't change it. I think people can tell when you truly appreciate them and what they bring to this world...especially when you can acknowledge it. I actually kind of love it, when I can tell I've made someone's day a little better...it's simple.

Now if you think of people in your life, whether close or not, can you really not think about something you like, appreciate or even adore about them, what they do or how they treat people?

Try it...it works and I promise it helps with positivity, optimism and even a little happiness.