A Spoken Wish: Feb 28, 2014

Friday, February 28, 2014

destined for greatness...

I was talking to a good friend of mine today when she said something that really resonated with me,"I have always felt destined for greatness." This stuck with me because I totally get what she's saying. I too have felt that there is something magical, important, life altering waiting, sometimes lurking, for me- just around the corner.

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This sensation of impending wonderment, keeps me moving forward, keeps me trying different things, but also keeps getting in my way! When one aspires to greatness, the mundane seems..well..mundane.

Now, I can't speak for my friend, but my need to search out the greatness that the universe has safely locked up in storage for me (picture the ark of the covenant at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark) is NOT to obtain fame, it is NOT to amass great wealth, it is NOT to be acknowledged as the most awesome person in the universe (although, that would be pretty great!)- rather- it is to find that one unique talent that I have, that I can utilize to effect change and to help others.

This is what people refer to when they say they have found their "calling," or "purpose." I think my friend and I, and many other women our age, are feeling this cupidity to find our "greatness" because we set that quest aside to fulfill other dreams, namely becoming wives and mothers.

Yes, but maybe using a gazillion different talents to raise happy, shiny children is our calling- you say? Perhaps for some this is true, for me it's partially true. I do believe that raising awesome children to be amazing adults is part of my purpose for sure- but, I have to also believe that finding my own unique greatness and sharing it with others has to be a part of setting a good example for these awesome children, right?

At any rate, I wish for all of us to find the greatness that exists within us- that little sparkle that we want and need to share with the universe.

Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

Golda Meir

Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

Golda Meir

Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

Golda Meir

"Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement."

- Golda Meir