“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.” – Marianne Williamson (Author)
I believe our lives include many transitions. As even the seasons change four times a year, as humans we also have periods of change and growth. During some of those periods, we are aware that we are going through a new season or time in our life. Drastic events like marriages or having children are usually eventful memories that we know will bring great change and we welcome them with great anticipation. But others are silent and small transitions. They creep on you without much notice until one day you walk so much ahead to turn around and see how far you’ve come.
There are many steps that must be taken to get to the top of a ladder. In this new world where people can “go viral” in the blink of an eye or become an Insta-celebrity over night, we are trained to think that success comes easily or without trial and error. At a young age we are bombarded with questions like “what do you want to be when you grow up?” and “are you sure you can make a living that way?” We are supposed to have it “all figured out.” As 18 year olds we are told to pick a career and ride it out for the rest of our lives. How are we supposed to have that self awareness at such a young age?
I have struggled a lot with a feeling of guilt. Guilty that I am not at a certain point that I believed or convinced myself that I should be at. I have allowed for many negative thoughts and voices to stray me to believe that I am not enough. My career is not enough. I am not healthy enough. I am not pretty enough. Strong enough. Brave enough. I am not balanced enough. I am not enough.
Thankfully at one point I realized it was okay that I didn’t have my “shit together.” I have always been actively trying to find my passion. I have raced toward every option with all I had. I have never waited idly by for success to jump into my lap. I have searched for it. I am on the stepping stones of success. We need to learn to love our stepping stones. Cherish them and thank them for what they are. They are the little boosts that will eventually get us to the top if we continue to move forward one by one. So what if you are working at Starbucks to pay the bills! So what if you are putting makeup on 70 year old women to become that celebrity makeup artist. So what if you are still grinding it out every single day. Enjoy the journey. As long as you are actively seeking to find your true star, you have nothing to fear.
It’s okay if you don’t have your shit together just yet. You only need to hold yourself accountable to one thing. And that is to play the game of life with all you got. If you give your everything, you will always be enough.
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Thanks for taking the time to read today’s post. Remember that you are enough.