Who needs a flashlight?

What was it, or what is it, about the one person you most respect and admire?  What quality about them causes you to admire and respect them like you do?  Do you perhaps, at times, wish you could be like that person?

Of all the people in my past and present life that I have held in high admiration, each and every one of them had one common characteristic.  They didn't toot their own horn.  In other words, they were humble, quiet and unassuming, warm and kind, and quite transparent about themselves.  They were also very open people with a deep sense of compassion about others.  Often were the times I wished I could be like those people.

All of us want to be noticed.  All of us want to be well thought of.  And isn't it true that we have this little thing inside us that sometimes demands that we be the center of attention every once in a while?  Going back to the questions first asked above, isn't it safe to say the the ones we tend to most respect and admire very, very seldom--if ever--act like they are the center of attention or need to be?

If the power goes out, or if there is an emergency at night, you need a flashlight handy to be able to see.  In our dealings with others, who needs a flashlight?  If you yearn to be like those you most admire and respect, let your own light shine....the one without the off and on switch.  Just be the you you were made to be, the one you want to be, and be comfortable in you skin doing so.