Strengths

I've always admired strong women. I think it's because I never viewed myself as strong. An aunt of mine whom I admired always said what she felt and did what she wanted. She was bold, always seemed so certain and didn't care what others thought. Yet as I got to know her better, I discovered her sensitive, vulnerable caring side as well. She was a whole person. We women all have our unique sets of strengths and weaknesses. The VIA Institute on Character practices positive psychology. They encourage people to get to know their own strengths so that they can concentrate on those, build upon them and use them to achieve their goals. The VIA Institute has a free survey to help you determine your strengths. You can find it at this link: http://www.viacharacter.org/www/ My cousin and his wife helped to start a new Christian school for children K-12. She told me that several other parents were involved and each one had his or her own strengths and, therefore, contributions to help make the school a reality. So, it didn't matter what a person couldn't do. But what they could do and did well, combined, made the school a success. What do I think are my strengths? My curiosity, attention to detail plus the ability to recognize patterns and solve problems are four of my strengths. What are yours? How have you used them?