Embrace your inner geek

If we're all really honest, I think every one of us is a complete geek about something...
Here’s the true definition: geek (n) a person who has excessive enthusiasm for and
some expertise about a specialized subject or activity
For me, I'm a geek about sloths. It all started 25 years ago when I was teaching 3rd grade students about habitats. We were learning about the rain forest and I discovered this forever-smiley-adorable creature. I could go on and on... BUT fast forward to last month. For my birthday my family took me to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for their "Survival of the Slowest" exhibit. I was able to see this guy up close. His name is Flash based on the character from Zootopia, a hit movie five years ago when he was born. Flash was mostly sleeping. I harassed the keeper enough to find out when feeding time was so I could come back - yes, here's the geeky part - I went back to stalk Flash during feeding time so I could see him do something other than sleep - and boy, did I!
The day my youngest and I returned, Flash knew dinner was coming so he was circling around the whole habitat. After the keeper came in and offered him healthy greens, he chose to eat his fiber biscuits. He’s a bit of a messy eater so he dropped them. No worries though. He simply stretched out and picked them up with his mouth - what incredible ab strength! He used his two-toes (which look like claws) to then clean out his teeth. From the incredible excursion of energy to climb around, eat and clean his teeth was enough to warrant a gigantic yawn. So cute! OK - I'll stop. I’m guessing you get the idea.
So, what are you a geek about?

Sometimes building character takes the ability to admit that we are special, unique, and yes - geeky.
Let me encourage you to accept that about yourself. You may feel like the only one who tries to show compassion, have integrity, or be respectful. If you can embrace your inner geek, it can give you the confidence to show character when it seems that no one else does.
Can you?