I firmly believe that the term “nothing short of amazing” applies to each and every person on the planet we call Earth. At minimum, the potential for amazing exists. The problem is that we fail to see the amazing inside of ourselves. Even worse, we cannot believe that anyone would see us that way even if we could see it inside of ourselves. We don’t even dare to dream it.
The truth, though, is that what other people see is what we radiate. If we don’t dare to dream of ourselves as nothing short of amazing, then nobody will see us that way. It’s impossible. I’m not talking about blind, over-confident arrogance. I’m talking about the recognition that we are capable of great things, of knocking the socks off other people, of bringing enough light into the world to lessen the shadows around us. Radiating in this manner does not require a dream so big that it will crack open the world. No, it just requires enough self-confidence and enough self-love to know that we can amaze other people.
I got the external validation yesterday, a simple and kind comment from someone whose day was changed because of something simple that I did for them, and it meant the world to me. It filled me with light and joy not because it was validation. It was validation only upon contemplating the act hours later. I was moved because of the warmth I received as a result of a simple act of generosity. I just wanted her to have one less thing to worry about. That’s it. In response, I received, “You are amazing!” With that one sentence, she returned to me as much as I’d given to her. Funny how the unintentional consequences of our actions reveal themselves to us.
Aspire to “amazing” but find it in the smallest places. When openly and genuinely given, any gift can blossom into nothing short of amazing.
Illuminate Possibilities 