There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried. Not for nothing one face, one character, one fact, makes much impression on him, and another none. This sculpture in the memory is not without preestablished harmony. The eye was placed where one ray should fall, that it might testify of that particular ray. We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents. It may be safely trusted as proportionate and of good issue, so it be faithfully imparted, but God will not have his work made manifest by cowards. A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise, shall give him no peace. It is a deliverance which does not deliver. In the attempt his genius deserts him; no muse befriends; no invention, no hope.
Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events. Great men have always done so, and confided themselves childlike to the genius of their age, betraying their perception that the absolutely trustworthy was seated at their heart, working through their hands, predominating in all their being. And we are now men, and must accept in the highest mind the same transcendent destiny; and not minors and invalids in a protected corner, not cowards fleeing before revolution, but guides, redeemers, and benefactors, obeying the Almighty effort, and advancing on Chaos and the Dark.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
You are a force of nature.
Undefinable.
There is no one else like you and never has been. You are an individual ray of God living life in a contemporary setting. You are not and can never be someone else, you have what has been given to you, your body, your family, your uniqueness. No need to envy a different ray.
The only one who can know what is right for them, what they are capable of, what they are meant to do, is you. Don't listen when others try to limit you, don't listen when the world tells you you have to be a certain way and do certain things in order to succeed and be loved. Just be you and follow your heart.
Feel it vibrating.
Find that inner ground where you can set your feet.
The heart is trustworthy, without it your mind will deceive you.
Find your genius
Every man has some, if they are willing to humble themselves and receive it.
Lower the importance you place on your plans and ideas and open yourself up to receive. All the brilliant ideas in the world were given to the people humble enough to listen for them.
Don't be a coward
People may not understand you, they may judge you and leave you and call you crazy. In our world, right now we are deep in Chaos. Our society is built on lies; we must root them out and find truth.
Stop valuing security over your dreams and loves. Go for it, take a shot. Find the simple solution your heart is putting forth. Listen for the signs that life is sending to guide you to learn and create.
Stop thinking so lowly of yourselves, we are here to guide, so guide by being you as best you can. Give to the world what you want to see in it. Stop thinking lowly of anything else too, we are here to redeem, so find the divinity in everything else, look for it.
None of us is special, but all of us are magnificent.
No more half expression, no more shame.
Just Love.
The two paragraphs by my boy RWE say everything that needs to be said. They touch on owning ourselves, the power of the heart, vibration, putting your heart into the work we do, and guiding and redeeming the world. There is so much depth in these few words, I hope you enjoyed them as much as I do.
Thanks for reading,
Yes! We are all unique Light, so we each have unique gifts! We just have to discover and unleash them.;)
We should all appreciate our abilities and the knowledge we gather as we advance in our lives. We can truly become whatever we want if we work hard towards it with our thoughts focused in that goal.
Well, I must say that I am thoroughly moved by the depth of your thoughts and a thing that not all of us are comfortable to confront. It's indeed the magnificence in us that makes us special,Cheers and keep on adding to the pool.
Thanks, I aprreciate the kind words
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God will not have his work made manifest by cowards
The only one who can know what is right for them, what they are capable of, what they are meant to do, is you
I really like these points from your article.
And the point that everyone has genius when he is humble to receive.
I really like the philosophy that you have to give the world 🌍 what you want from it, this power that human possess to manifest anything he wants if he follow the certain way