Less Me
We were watching The Voice last weekend. We record it, so we're a bit behind, still on the Blind Auditions. One thing we kept noticing about a particular coach, was every time they were giving their pitch to get the contestant to choose them they always talked about their successes and experience as opposed to speaking more on the talents of the contestant. Once we picked this out we heard it every time and it became a bit annoying. It makes me think how we as humans so easily focus on ourselves. We want the world to know what WE think, how WE feel, what WE'VE been through, as if our trials and triumphs are so incredibly unique. Don't get me wrong, each of us are unique and precious, created in God's image and no two people are exactly alike, but so often we get so caught up with our own stories that we don't even bother to learn about someone else's journey. The great C.S. Lewis said, " Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself...