It is strange how hobbies find you. I got into fragrances on a whim. It grew from marathon smelling sessions at Sephora as a free way to pass the time, to the hunt for the perfect scent for me, then finally to a full-blown passion for learning more about products and everything there is to know the world of fragrances. All of it, if I’m honest came because I have a poor sense of smell and just wanted to get better. All of it, this whole passion, and much of this blog, has come about because I identified a weakness in myself. And then, I got curious.
As I reflect on my journey into fragrances, I can see that I allowed myself to think through my shortcomings in a way that helped me find possible solutions. Instead of saying, “This is how I’ll always be,” I wondered, “What if I try this?” I gave myself the freedom to learn from other people who were stronger than me, and instead of comparing myself to them, I sat in awe and pulled as much wisdom as I could. And I let myself go in directions that resonated with me, instead of feeling beholden to trying to meet a standard set by someone else. I wonder where I’d be if I approached all of my weaknesses that way.
Because let’s be real, that is not the approach I take universally to all of my identified weaknesses. But what if it were? Where would that journey take me?
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