Proud To Be Peculiar
December 3rd, 2006
I’m not normal. Just ask anyone who has ever met me. The words used to describe me are more likely to be unusual, weird, or just plain bizarre. I’m willing to accept these descriptions because I do tend to walk to a different beat. I’m proud to be peculiar.
It was during church one night that I received biblical confirmation of my oddness. There was no burning bush and no one walked on water, but my pastor did affirm that I was different from the rest. “What kind of people does God want us to be?” He asked the congregation. The answer is in Titus 2:14 - Peculiar. I could barely hold myself in the seat. He looked right at me and smiled. “You got that one down, don’t you?”
You know you are different when the pastor announces it to the congregation!
I should have been offended that everyone around me was also nodding their agreement. It’s just hard to get mad at being labeled different when you wear that label so proudly. Peculiar is my way of life!
One of the definitions that Webster gives for peculiar is exclusive. I have firmly embraced that definition of peculiar, and am inviting you to join me. This is your chance to be “a peculiar people” and join the “exclusive” Peculiar Club.
For those of you who let the lady with a couple of items go before you in the check-out line, you can join. For the ones who gather up the stray carts before going in the store, you are also welcome. For everyone who has ever been caught singing out loud to the elevator muzak, come on aboard. If you look around, you will find that there are already members of the Peculiar Club all around you. Who knows, there may be one sitting next to you right now.
We’ll let anyone in that wants to join. It’s exclusive because you have to dare to be different. You have to put others before yourself – and do so with a joyful heart. The benefits that you get from this club are above and beyond anything you can think or imagine.
What are you waiting for – start being peculiar today!
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1. mlpburke | December 8th, 2006 at 10:31 am
Peculiar, according to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, means:
1) Unusual or eccentric; odd
2) Distinct and particular
3) Exclusive
I would say these all describe Kathy. And you know what, that’s okay. Because I’m pretty peculiar, too.
I have been known to allow people in front of me in the grocery store, even giving someone some much-needed change they were short at the time. They look at me like I’m a complete nut, but are thankful for the unexpected help. I also have been known to grab a cart out of the middle of the parking lot and taking it in the store with me instead of taking one so cheerfully offered as I enter the store.
Being peculiar is something that everyone should seek to attain. It’s not difficult like trying to earn a degree or maintain a 4.0 GPA. It’s not impossible like losing those last 10 pounds that you gained last year during Christmas. It just takes listening to the sound of your own heartbeat and moving to the beat that your heart sets.
People might think you’re odd. They might think you’re weird. I’d much rather be thought of as “odd” or “weird” than to not be thought of at all. I would rather have someone think that I’m a little goofy than to be thought of as a “stick-in-the-mud.” I can think of worse things to be thought of as being, and probably have been.
I’ll gladly join Kathy in the “peculiar” club. I hope you’ll join us, too.
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