Why Do We Try So Hard To Blend?

Thank you Sabra723 for inspiring me to write this blog.

Stress is caused by my naivete.

My job is stressful. However, my stress level seems to rise whenever I am working with my "friends". This topic was discussed a few weeks ago, but after listening to Sabrina Lynne, I was able to see that these are people I should let go of, if it is God's will. I am holding on to some friendships that I feel are not built on solid ground. It seems as though the relationship is sinking slowing, much like a sinkhole. Work and friendships seem not to go hand in hand. I would much rather work with the one employee that I do not consider a friend. She and I have nothing in common, but we seem to get the job done when we work together as a team.

I thought I had a good friend in someone, but I seem to keep getting "burned" in this friendship. I have given this person a second chance, only to get burned again. I don't appreciate it. I thought a friendship was something to be treasured, because true friends are hard to come by...but some people are determined to be in your life just to stir up mess.

I think one of my main problems is that people try so hard to blend. My true friends and I don't have everything in common. We are all unique and different and it works out so well. I don't try to be like them, they don't try to be like me. Our differences unite us. It is time for people to start being real. Stop trying so hard to blend. Be confident in who you are. Love the you that was uniquely created by God. Don't be ashamed of what you have to offer. You never know who you are helping by just being yourself.

I know that it is time to get rid of some of the "blenders" and "impostors" in my life. It is hard to do, but I can't continue to give of myself only to be taken advantage of, ridiculed, belittled, talked about, disrespected, and hated behind my back. I am confident in who I am and what I have to offer a true friend. I am so quick to love an accept that it sometimes gets me into trouble. I am tired of hurting. It is time for me to surround myself with positivity.

I don't want to blend.