audience of ONE- speak truth

I wish I had that giftedness...I could have that talent...I want to be like that...I am not good enough to do that...
I wish I would have done that...I need to have it all together...
I admit, I have fell culprit to some of that that thinking...I don't think there is anything wrong with dreams, hopes and striving to know more about who you are but the caution enters when we are fighting too hard to be someone God did not intend for us to be. Why do we measure our standards by what society or others think about us and where does that come from? It comes from lies, lies we believe as truth! I am constantly reminded that we have an audience of ONE and if it's truly pleasing to God, well, that is the only and ultimate opinion that matters. It is important to listen to true wisdom, discernment and cousel! The problem is our view of who we are and our sense of self worth are often determined and defined by the input and opinions of others. We allow ourselves to live in an emotional prison because we choose to accept what others say about us as truth. That is a scary place to be. Trying to live up to the gifts and talents of other people will never allow any of us to find our own and be the person God made us to be. Why don't we love ourselves and let go of the "should of, would of, could of" and be who God made us to be today.
I remind myself today, God made me unique and has plans for me exactly how he made me. I want to strive to seek God and find the things in me that make me unique and special! I have an audience of ONE! An interesting quote from a book, Fight like a Girl, "If you listen to lies long enough , when truth speaks you cannot hear or bear it."