Strengths and Weaknesses
Hi,
How many times do people say something like 'one of her strengths is that she's so caring' or 'one of his weaknesses is that he's always in a hurry'?
My personal view is that there's hardly anything which is always a strength or a weakness - what we all have are many characteristics which can be strengths or weaknesses depending on the circumstances.
For example, being a caring person may be great for those who are being cared for but are you neglecting yourself? Being in a hurry may irritate other people but maybe that person is the one who always gets things done?
We would all recognise that the word 'weakness' has a good deal of negativity to it, but my opinion is that it's just the other side of the coin from 'strength' which is generally thought of as being positive.
Nowadays, I prefer to use the word 'characteristic' because I'm realising that if I recognise what charcteristics I've got, I can use them in a way that could benefit me and/or others rather than the opposite.
So far the only characteristic which is always positive that I've identified in myself is that I've got a good memory. I don't think that one has any down side but, for example, another characteristic is that I work hard - so hard that I forget to work smart!
Have any other Warriors got an angle on this or am I allowing my imagination to confuse me?
Don
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