Personality Versus Individuality

At a recent Roundtable discussion, one of the topics was the difference between personality and individuality. This helped me to understand the drastic difference between the way I was, and the way I am now.

From a very young age I was told that I was introverted, bad at talking to people, and unable to be happy. These supposed personality traits haunted me for many years, and during that time I lived up to them very well. I tried to tailor my personal and professional life to these traits; and, not surprisingly, I never had many friends, I never spoke much, and I was miserable.

After coming to Plainfield, things began to change. It became very clear that these imposed limitations had no true bearing on who I really was, and definitely did not define what God created me to be — my God-given individuality. Over time, with practitioner support, I have been able to see through the nonsense and finally start getting a glimpse of my real individuality.

God’s idea is not afraid to be around people, nor is he unable to communicate. He is filled with love, joy, and a desire to do good. Christian Science has shown me that this is true of me, because it is true of God. How can I, as God’s reflection, be different than He is?

I am so grateful to be free, or at least in the process of becoming free of the lies and limitations of personality — and to be learning that was never true about me at all!