Last week was interesting. I was at Smith & Edwards and Santa was there. You could take a picture with him using your own camera or just sit by him and tell him your Christmas wish. There were a couple of kids that were mesmerized by him and they were really happy that he had a real beard. One little girl started singing with him and he sang along. There was a little girl in line that loved his "real beard". I even decided to sit down and tell him what I wanted for Christmas and had my picture taken. I posted it online and my daughter saw it and thought he was a scary Santa. She only saw the picture and didn't have any of the information that I had. I have thought and thought about this. Isn't it interesting that we look at someone and base our opinion of them based on how they look on the outside? I know this isn't always the case, however I know I am guilty of this. This Santa was such a kind soul. He was so happy to play the role and interact with the kids. Often times we trust someone who looks professional and other times there's trust put into a wolf in sheep's clothing. Judging comes way to easy, when our hearts should be full of love. Let me remind you, I am guilty of this.
In 2016 for #LighttheWorld the challenge was to show humility. One of the ideas was to talk about a time you were wrong about someone. I kept thinking about this subject and decided to write this post about it. I decided a few years ago that I wouldn't base my opinion of someone based on what others have said. Often a first impression is wrong. I hope that I can see others through different eyes. There's so much information about just loving someone. I'm going to work on this and my hopes are that you will too!
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