OT: Seeing Your Perfection
We are each born into this world with unique gifts. Within us is a glimmer of the divine, a light that can potentially make the world a more beautiful place. But in many, that light lies dormant, snuffed out by fears and feelings of inadequacy. To spark it is to attract attention, face the possibility of rejection or the responsibility of success, and risk being labeled immodest. Yet when we undermine the light by hiding our aptitudes and quashing our dreams, we deny ourselves and others a wealth of experiences. Your abilities are a part of who you are and when you take pride in them, you affirm the love, esteem, and trust with which you view yourself. Moreover, as you express the light within, you grant others permission to do the same, freeing them to explore their own talents.
For some, we are taught to hide our light from the world since childhood. Relatives caution us that the professions associated with our aptitudes are unattainable. Our peers may be envious of our skills and thus overly critical of the activities we instinctively enjoy. And authority figures admonish us to be humble and avoid showing off. But there is a vast chasm that separates those who let their light shine and those who seek only to draw attention to themselves. When you dare to share your light with the world, the beauty and perfection of your soul become clearly visible. You become a whole being—the literal embodiment of your vast potential. Whether you are a wonderful dancer, a first-rate cook, quick with numbers, or a natural negotiator, you’ll come to understand that you do the world no favors when you hold yourself back.
If you have hidden your light for so long that it has shrunk to an ember, make a list of everything you do well, however impractical, silly, or seemingly inconsequential. Then ask yourself how you can positively utilize those abilities in your daily life. The gifts you were born with were not granted to you arbitrarily. While you may never discover what impact your light has had on others, you can be certain that when you embrace your talents and share them with others, you will spread illumination in the world.
...and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly...on a broomstick.
We are flexible.
Darlene
I used to this with my kids when they were feeling down or upset that someone had done something mean as only kids can do! We would make a list of all the things they could do or things they had accomplished. I'm thinking it wouldn't be a bad thing for the adults to do the same :-) thank you for the positive thoughts this morning!!!
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Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.
John Wayne
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Yes people, it's time to shine. All of us have been given gifts of talent. Some just don't know what that talent is.
Now I say....Toot your own horn but also be humble. We can all do this and shine, shine and shine!!!!!!!!
Now, stepping out into the "Thin World" so to speak is scary at times for me. I've never been thin in my life. I've also been the fat gal that is always fun, loud and not afraid to meet people in social settings. Now that I'm "normal size" and people get into my "comfort zone"...well lets just say it's scary at times for me especially with men. I've always had lots of men friends, flirted but I was fat and safe. Now the fat-suit is off and I have to deal being a "more sexual human being". It's different. I'm learning. And I'm happily married so that's just a given. It's just a new "window" that has opened for me and I'm learning. Now, I'm not so "flirtatious" with the opposite sex. I'm a little more quieter in social settings then before.
Okay, I'll shine with my dancing, calligraphy, singing and exercising! Go Light!!!! LOL
