But ... is it bragging if it's really, deeply true? Methinks no.
Methinks also, though, that me hasn't learned the appropriate way of celebrating my own strengths, my own beauteous strengths and true joys. What a paradox that someone else can say something good about us, but if we say the same thing, it's considered immodest braggadocio.
How interesting.
And what a double standard.
Ignoring that completely, I'm taking an honest look at myself, my succulent strengths and at my peculiar and unique brand of quirky goodness, and for the first time in my life I'm saying, "wow! What a great guy I am!" and taking myself absolutely, deeply seriously as I say it.
At first this feels a bit like masturbating in public: so good, and yet soooo wrong from society's standpoint.
And yet. And yet ... it's something that feels really, really good to do; to honor one's self for what one really is.
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 and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won't feel insecure around you.
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.
Our Greatest Fear —Marianne Williamson
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3 comments:
I had no idea you were blogging so profusely lately.
Have you and the hubbie considered coming to Lazy Bear next Summer? I think it might be right up both our alleys.
Having been raised a Catholic, where seemingly anything good you said or thought about yourself was a "sin", I came to ask myself the exact same questions. We were taught to emulate Jesus' example, but also taught it was a sin to think we could do this successfully.... in other words, it was a setup for failure!
Screw failure!
Darling, you ARE an amazing teacher, fantastic massage therapist, wondrous shamanic practitioner, delightful husband & I could go on & on. The humbling part, the wonderful part, is the realization that all the great things I see in you have to be somewhere in ME, else I'd not be capable of recognizing them in you.
So, honor yourself! I'm learning to do the same & drop the self-deprecation that we're taught is "polite"... When handed a compliment now, instead of saying something like, "Well, I'm not that good, there are other people better..." blah, blah, blah... I just say 2 words;
Thank you.
:-)
OneTree
Hon, to know oneself as one truly is, to acknowledge one's gifts and strengths, AND to act thereupon for the benefit of all beings ...
Why, that's just humility
And it's scary as all hell, ya know?
I love ya, BadgerBro
Raven~
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