{"id":1905,"date":"2015-08-18T04:00:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T00:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2020-08-22T15:22:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T19:22:10","slug":"stand-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/stand-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stand-Out-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1907\" src=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stand-Out-1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Stand Out 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stand-Out-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stand-Out-1-402x300.jpg 402w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stand-Out-1.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We have all seen them: those people who stand out. Something special about them demands our attention. They are like black-eyed Susan flowers surrounded by weeds and trees. We notice them first.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They may be in the middle of a crowded room. Yet, our eyes follow them. They stand out from everyone for many reasons:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Physical beauty<\/li>\n<li>Laughter<\/li>\n<li>Personality<\/li>\n<li>Voice<\/li>\n<li>Clothes<\/li>\n<li>Behavior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, if people seek attention, we soon tire of them. We don\u2019t enjoy a constant attitude of <em>look at me<\/em>.\u00a0 If they focus their attention on others, we\u00a0like to be around them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The best way to stand out in a crowd is to point people to something greater than self. <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/stand-tall\/\">Standing tall <\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/stand-firm\/\">standing firm <\/a>are far more important than standing out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cKeep your eyes on Jesus, our leader and instructor\u201d (Hebrews 12:2 TLB).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have an expression you want explained? If so, please comment below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/xP7HL\">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email<\/a> and receive a free copy of \u201cWords of Hope for Days that Hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have all seen them: those people who stand out. Something special about them demands our attention. They are like black-eyed Susan flowers surrounded by weeds and trees. We notice them first. They may be in the middle of a crowded room. Yet, our eyes follow them. They stand out from everyone for many reasons: Physical beauty Laughter Personality Voice Clothes Behavior However, if people seek attention, we soon tire of them. 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