Look How You’ve Inspired Me

 

“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.”

I woke up this morning thinking about this quote by Marianne Williamson.

I have recently added her to my Facebook friends and have been following her. Not as a stalker but as a student.

I am curious about the habits of one who would be wise enough to pen a quote heard round the world.

The fact that she is still alive and noteworthy is just another flag that she is special.

Most men/women who leave great quotes to inspire us have long since passed from this life. The fact that she is current and very much still active makes her very worthy of being watched.

I am interested to know what her passions and dreams are and what inspires her.  What makes her tick?

Besides her Facebook page she has a website and lots of books she has written. I ordered some of those books this morning and have been watching her website. I see that she is very interested in the world around her and political issues that are current in the news right now are forefront on her mind.

She is active in life…in all areas; spiritual, emotional and physical. She is a player and if life was compared to a team sport then she is one of the team captains.

She definitely is not afraid to voice her opinion. I read part of an article she wrote about why the US is not as strong and unified as it was once. She attributed the weakness to our lack of spirituality and charity as a nation.

She challenged the nation to be strong in these areas because these are not only the attributes that set us apart as an example but the attributes that make us worthy to be looked up to as a leader. Her article was met with criticism even by some of her followers, but still I felt she had made an impact, (even causing her critics to ponder) with her points on character and what makes a nation great.

After thinking a lot about how I admire this stranger, I started to think about how we all look for someone to follow, to emulate and to try to be like.  At least I do… I have lots of acquaintances, but a very few close friends and even fewer heroes in my life.

Those that I do let in my life and heart seem to serve me in some way. In other words they are not accidentally in my life. There is a very specific reason you are my friend, unless you are my family. J

God gave me my family as a blessing…I call you my friend and let you in my family because you are a blessing. In other words I am learning something from you or I am following you.  That is how I see it.

“People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON . . . It is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are! They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part, or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. .Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered. And now it is time to move on.

When people come into your life for a SEASON . . . Because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They bring you an experience of peace, or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.”

 

With this train of thought came feelings of great responsibility…how am I measuring up as a person to follow? Sometimes I feel I wear my weaknesses on my sleeves for everyone to see. And I end up feeling guilty that I am not being strong enough for my children, my grandchildren and friends. This makes me feel unworthy of my blessings…in short; of you.

This is what my head says but I know it is not the truth…showing weakness is ok as long as honesty is involved. I am not anymore perfect than Marianne Williamson is…she has something though that other great leaders also have.

Something I want in my life and that is complete honesty with herself. She is who she is and that is good enough.

Good enough to inspire a world with a touching and moving quote. J

What makes her great is her charity and spirituality; love for people, for God, for country and the world.

Fear is not in her vocabulary.

She not afraid to make a difference and therefore she does. And does it so beautifully well I might add.

She is one who has come into my life for a Reason; an answer to a prayer.

May we realize the power in our connections. That we are all in this together;  to bless each other, to teach each other and to grow together. 

Hey, may I realize it….in the heat of a breakup it is so easy to just be bitter, hurt and even be in denial. Let’s face it…some endings are just hard to take. I do think that time and trying to understand the purpose and lesson in the relationship helps.  

For me it helps me to move past the pain by looking for the lesson and hopefully the growth.

There are no Bad relationships really; only those that teach us more powerful lessons about life.

Looking beyond the pain that some relationships may cause us, we may find some of our greatest lessons in life and the birth of our most Godly character traits.