Genuine. According to Merriam-Webster the word is defined as this:
1a: actually having the reputed or apparent qualities or character
- genuine vintage toys
b: actually produced by or proceeding from the alleged source or author
- the signature is genuine
c: sincerely and honestly felt or experienced
- a deep and genuine love
- a genuine improvement
- His apology seemed genuine.
In today’s society far too many of us have gotten away from a true understanding of the word, much less putting it into action within our daily lives. The loose usage of important labels such as friend, kind, nice, etc. are becoming all too frequent.
The past few years especially more and more I have aimed to live not only by these “value added” principles but also by the sentence that I tweeted in a #SaturdaySpark⚡️ several months ago. Usually these are inspirational sayings, lines or quotes – but this was one that spoke to me as much, if not more than any — because it is something I am to live by daily:
BrendanFetters.com 
Brendan,
Love, love, love…….We speak the same language. My friend! I’m a huge fan of John Maxwell myself. As I’ve matured in life I’ve cone to understand the value of having a few genuine people in my life versus many who may not render the value that I’m worthy of getting. When my children were young my prayer to God was that He would only place people in their lives who needed to be there. People who would add value, worth, good and substance. I later began to pray the same prayer over my life as well. My tribe is small, but it is mighty. Those who are in my life have been such a blessing to me that only God could have placed them there, which is why I consider myself to be blessed beyond measure. I’m so fortunate to be connected by such powerful and inspiring people such as you and others even through Twitter. Who would have thought that social media would have been such a powerful conduit in and of itself. Thank you for being such a positive and inspiring and more importantly a genuine sole.
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Thank you reading and your vey kind, meaningful words, Gia! So, so true about everything you said. My tribe is very small but powerful. Quality > quantity as I so often say. It’s vital to cut through the superficiality that so often lingers in society along with social circles both in life and digitally and focus on the authenticity in people – those that add value. I appreciate you, my friend and the positivity that you bring into the lives of so many ongoing, myself included. #YouMatter 🙂
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