It's Not Easy Being a Misfit Toy

Remember the Misfit Toys? They were in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV special that has aired every year during the holidays since we were kids. 

They were the toys that nobody loved or wanted because there was something strangely wrong with them. 
 
A Charlie-in-the-Box! A spotted elephant! A choo-choo with square wheels on the caboose! A water pistol that shoots jelly! A cowboy who rides an ostrich! 

Each year, King Moonracer searches the world for misfit toys and brings them to his island, so that they could live unhappily together forever until somebody wants them. 

However, misfits don't have to be just toys. They can be people, too--right here on planet Earth. 

I think we all experience Misfit Toy moments from time to time. Sometimes we feel unloved, neglected, lonely, ugly, dumb, or awkward to the world. Unfortunately, the pain of being a misfit lasts longer than just an occasional moment for some of us. 

But when I'm feeling unwanted and put back into the toy box in favor of the popular toys, I must endure my "misfit-fulness" and try to focus on the good things about myself. 

Hermie, my hero!

After all, Rudolph and Hermie the dentist elf were misfits as well...and they ended up living happily ever after.