I have forgotten many of the things my mother cautioned me about but these words of wisdom once shared with me as a teenager have become the code I live by. Mahatma Gandhi once said that the difference between what we are doing and what we are capable of doing would solve most of the world's
problems. There are too many of us who just can't be bothered to give life our best shot. We are happy to just scrape through life, never realising what our true potential might be. We don't like being pushed outside our comfort zones and we are too often reluctant to take up challenges that would not only help us grow but would inspire our peers to grow with us. I have often drawn inspiration by the words of Marianne Williamson in her book 'Return to Love', and would like to share her words with you.
“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.” This year I watched the fireworks explode into little stars over Sydney Harbour and inevitably thought about my goals for the year. I have never made resolutions...but have always written down 4 separate sets of achievable goals for my life.
