Monday, August 20, 2007

Piece in my "BE" puzzle

Christi and I have recently become Certified Human Behavior Consultants- which is a fancy title that means that we have a better grasp of personalities and behavior than most people. It also means that we can conduct seminars teaching this material to other people.

So obviously as I have been learning about myself, I have come to recognize patterns of thought and behaviors about myself that explains more of myself to myself- if that makes sense. But however useful that was, and is, it was really just a list of characteristics that formed a semi-correct representation of who I am. But it never felt real. There was no flesh on those bones.

Well a couple weeks ago I was going about my daily activities and a name divinely popped into my head: Jonathan. Had really no idea what that meant but I decided to go home and read about Jonathan in I Samuel. The proverbial light bulb suddenly got electricity! This was me! Flesh and bones.

I found 11 characteristics of Jonathan that encapsulated the essence of me. These are:
1. Peacemaker
2. Giver
3. Humble
4. Diplomat
5. Protector
6. Friend
7. Communicator
8. Influencer
9. Confidant
10. Loyal
11. Wise

So in the Be, Do, Have sequence of life, I felt like this was a huge piece of me that reflected who I am. It's my belief that once you know who you are, everything that you do emanates from that knowledge and foundation. So now the challenge that I have is learning to soak in truly who I am so that I can overflow congruently.

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