The Courage to Become More

​It takes courage to grow spiritually. You are brave. It’s not for the faint of heart.
 
It takes courage to truly look at yourself and be willing to change, to grow, and to evolve. It can be messy and hard at times, but ultimately, oh so worth it. 
 
You are brave. It’s not always easy to recognize where you’re being a victim and stuck in blaming others, or using your wounds as an excuse to be judgmental or angry. Sometimes we sink into our inner child and throw temper tantrums, or into our adolescent and act with arrogance and the need to be right. 
 
It takes guts to see that you’ve been wallowing in poor me, self-pity, or martyring yourself by refusing help and doing it all to the point of exhaustion. These aren’t pretty. But they happen. 
No matter how much work you do, they will reappear, because you’re human. Hello- remember that?! You’re not God. Whoa- huh?!!! Nope- sorry to say, the yucky stuff comes back. Part of the process here on this planet of free will. 
 
But courageous you are, to take responsibility for your thoughts, your words, and your actions. To forgive everything you can. To visualize and own your dreams. To proclaim who you are and what you want to manifest; even if you don’t quite know. You are magnificent. Yes you. And it takes even more courage to see and own that. To own what’s good and right about you; your gifts, strengths, and talents, the things that come naturally to you. 
 
Maybe you are naturally generous with your time/energy. Not everyone is, own that. Maybe you make people feel safe with you. Wow, what a gift- own that. Maybe your talent is for putting people at ease, or getting them to see their beauty, or maybe, your strength is your compassion; regardless of any perceived slights by another, you always hold yourself in a place of compassion towards them. 
 
Look in the mirror, really look at yourself. What makes you unique? So what if Sally next door also shares the same talent as you, she’s not you; your expression of that talent is unique. So quit comparing, and look again. What makes you so wonderfully you?? 
 
It’s time to honor that and own it. You are brave, you are courageous, you are magnificent. Shine that light, the world needs you.

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