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February
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Today's
Quotation:
Become
aware that you already possess all the inner wisdom,
strength,
and creativity needed to make your dreams come
true. This is hard
for most of us to realize because the
source of
this unlimited personal power
is buried so
deeply beneath
the bills, the car pool, the deadlines,
the business trip, and
the dirty laundry that we have
difficulty accessing it
in our daily
lives. When we can't
access our inner resources, we come
to
the flawed
conclusion that happiness and fulfillment come only
from
external events. That's because external events usually
bring
with them some sort of change. . . .We can learn to
be
the catalysts
for our own change. . . .you already
possess
all you need to be genuinely happy.
Sarah
Ban Breathnach |
Today's
Meditation:
Why
haven't I given myself credit for the qualities that I
possess? Have I been afraid of being arrogant?
Of seeming to think myself as superior to others? Have
I been trying to be humble and modest, while all the time
sabotaging my potential because I wouldn't admit just how
truly valuable I am as a human being?
Have
I let the things of daily life bring me down so much that
I've been trapped under a mountain of worries and
stress-causing problems?
If
so, what a tragedy that is! Not just for me, but for
the people in my life who might have benefited greatly if I
had reached my full potential. There are many people
who might have been more encouraged, more confident in
themselves and in me, more relaxed and at ease because I was
close to reaching my potential rather than struggling to try
to escape from all the problems that were keeping me
down. My "unlimited personal power" that
Breathnach talks about has been limited by outside sources,
rather than allowed to be a major part of who I am.
My
own choices play a large part in this, I know. I'm
probably going to leave my current job because there's no
empowerment there for me at all--I'm strongly limited in
what I can do. But for the last four years, I've
watched my ability to help others diminish significantly,
and I have to choose between continuing to do work that
limits me and moving on to something that's more promising,
even if it means sacrificing things like insurance and pay
into my retirement account. It's not the job that's
keeping me unsatisfied, but the fact that I haven't left the
job to look for something else that allows me to reach my
potential.
Personally,
I haven't grown up with influences that focused on my
personal power and potential, so I've had a hard time
focusing on it as an adult. It's a lot of work, to be
honest, but work that's well worth it. You are a very
valuable person, just as valuable as world leaders and
doctors and lawyers and other people who are constantly in
the news. Your value may not manifest itself in the
world arena, but when it does manifest itself, you can be
sure that it provides a great boost to people other than
yourself. Strive to reach your potential, not just for
yourself, but for the others who will be positively affected
by your actions when you've acknowledged just how valuable
you truly are.
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Questions to ponder:
1. What kinds of things keep you
from seeing your own value?
2. Can you think of any concrete
methods for pulling yourself
away from the influence of
these things and focusing
your energy on more positive
things?
3. Do you believe that you
"possess all you need
to be genuinely
happy"? If not, are the things that are
missing
outside things or inner things? |
For further thought:
You
cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn't try
to be a tiger, and you shouldn't try to be something
you aren't. You are a
process, not a product. Your
job
is to discover what you are and to create that creature. You still won't be perfect, but success isn't about
perfection--it is about authenticity.
You are a success
if you are being your real, authentic self.
Bernie
Siegel |
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