Your Greatness Is Inside of You, It Is Your Job to Reveal It

One of Michelangelo's famous quotes is, “In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.”

Each time we are able to move past a deeper layer of limitation within us, we become closer to the people of greatness we are meant to be.  Who would you be if your heart's desires could come true right now?  How close is your life to the life you wish to have?

If you could automatically let go of all of the barriers between you and your dreams, would you?  I don't mean making the rent payment optional and going on vacation, but what if you could let go of your internal struggles?  If the beliefs that hold you back:  I'm too young; too old; too short; too tall; too this or too that to follow my dreams.......what would happen if you could let go of those obstacles?

Marianne Williamson and Nelson Mandela were both credited with the following:  “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

If you could see yourself as a work of art in progress, would you understand that the value is already here now, just waiting for permission to be released?  Whose permission are you waiting for?  If you haven't received it yet from that person, you might consider moving forward without it.  If someone is telling that you are too (something limiting) to be successful, why do you believe them?

You are truly in competition with yourself, trying to be a better you today than you were yesterday.  Any progress creates a "win" because the goal is to live your best life using your unique gifts and talents.  You have the ability to mold and remold yourself until you are happy with the results. 

Have a wonderful day!

Xo

Conni

Today's Mantra:  I am willing to see the greatness within me.

Mantra for Every Day: I choose to send love to all; receiving love back multiplied in infinite proportions, creating and nurturing pathways of love.