When I was in my early thirties, I went back to school. One of the courses I took was called Group Process. We were in our 3rd year of looking for “It” without ever being told what “It” was.
On this particular day, we were asked to give ourselves a grade between 1-10. After some thought, I gave myself a 9. The teacher was very surprised that I would grade myself so high when it was obvious to everyone that I was still struggling to find my voice. So he asked me why I gave myself such a high mark.
I replied, “I realize that I do not contribute as much to the group as everyone else. But when I have something to say, I push myself to say it. And knowing how far I have to push myself to say what wants to be said in me, I feel that I deserve a 9.”
He allowed me to keep the grade I had given myself.
Sometimes in judging where we are at in life, we have to remember to look back at where we are coming from; and then give credit where credit is due.
