{"id":820,"date":"2017-09-24T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/be-best-version-of-you\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:11:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:11:02","slug":"be-best-version-of-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=820","title":{"rendered":"Be the Best Version of YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since hearing the phrase \u201cBe the best version of yourself\u201d, I\u2019ve not only endeavored to apply those words to myself, but in the few days I’ve been with my two younger grandsons, I spoke those words to them several times. You know, that smack-talking kids like to do when they\u2019re playing competitive games with each other. Well, for that matter\u2026.the smack-talking anyone babbles out at any time. It seems humorous at the time \u2013 but REALLY\u2026.is that being the best version of ourselves when any kind of disparaging \u201ctalk\u201d comes from us? 1 Thessalonians 5:11 says \u201cEncourage one another and build each other up.\u201d <\/p>\n

Be the best version of yourself. What does that really mean? It could be applied to our physical well being and how we treat and take care of our mind and bodies. It could be directed at being all we can be \u2013 getting as much education as we can, always being willing to develop more skills and abilities, becoming a better cook, handyman or woman, learning a foreign language, becoming a well-rounded athlete \u2013 taking all those gifts and talents God placed within us and using them all to our greatest potential.<\/p>\n

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But for this post, I\u2019m applying those words \u201cBe the best version of yourself\u201d to who we are as a caring, giving and loving human being. Our world is full of those who seem intent on \u201cfault-finding\u201d, scrutinizing and examining others \u2013 politicians, entertainers, religious leaders, athletes, etc. That attitude oftentimes takes hold of us in our own sphere of influence. We, take on that tendency to look at others with an eye for fault-finding. Maybe it’s times to take a look at the ONE we are responsible for — that’s us! It’s time to look inward with a thorough self-analysis, and ask these questions: \u201cAre you the friend you wish you had?\u201d \u201cAre you the wife\/husband, mother\/ father, daughter\/son, sister\/brother that you wish you had?\u201d In other words, instead of pulling out the \u201c10 Things I Don\u2019t Like About You\u201d to someone else, maybe it\u2019s the ideal time to make a list that says \u201c10 Things I Can Do to Improve ME\u201d so that I become the friend, spouse, child, sibling I wish I had.<\/p>\n

I want to be THAT friend that I want to have \u2013 a friend that is trustworthy, kind, giving, caring, not overbearing and not a meddler. How many times have I wished for a friend to put their arm around me and help me know \u201ceverything\u2019s gonna\u2019 be alright? If I want that, then I start with me. I want to be the noticer of people who need an arm put around their shoulder that encourages them. Who can I encourage and put my arm around today? How many times have I wanted someone to notice me and welcome me to their circle? My response to those feelings is \u201cI need to be the one that welcomes others to my circle or my group or my conversation\u201d. <\/p>\n

Being the best version of ourselves is first to BE \u2013 be the beautiful creation God made us to be by appreciating all that God placed within us to BE \u2013 that quirky laugh that brightens up a room with joy; those big brown eyes that see the pain and needs of others and does something about it; that voice that speaks encouragement and hope into others, and that mind that consciously conjures up ways to change this world for the better. Most of all to be that ONE that sets the example of God\u2019s love and peace to others\u2026..so that they want YOU to be their best friend. In so doing \u2013 we ARE being the best version of ourselves! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since hearing the phrase \u201cBe the best version of yourself\u201d, I\u2019ve not only endeavored to apply those words to myself, but in the few days I’ve been with my two younger grandsons, I spoke those words to them several times. You know, that smack-talking kids like to do when they\u2019re playing competitive games with each…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4333,4815,4816,4817,4818,4819,4820,4821,2024],"class_list":["post-820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-1-thessalonians-511","tag-are-you-the-friend-you-wish-you-had","tag-be-the-best-version-of-you","tag-build-each-other-up","tag-encourage-one-another","tag-fault-finding","tag-look-inward","tag-self-analysis","tag-trustworthy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7344,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions\/7344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}