The Essence
Of who we are
Is GREATness
Seeds of Promise
That we come here
To fulfill
In the Joy of
Living
In the Expression
of Self
Exploring
Experimenting
Discovering
Playing
Creating
Individuals
On solo flights
Dancing
With the collective
The whole of
humanity
In connection
We celebrate
Those who we
recognize
As GREAT
But in truth
GREATness lies in
each of us
But those OUT in
the world
Shining brightly
For all to see
Are there
To remind us
Of the potential
Stirring within all
of humanity
They are mere
mortals
Like us
Imperfect
Fallible
And
They are divine
beings
Like us
Perfect
Infallible
To acknowledge
Our own GREATness
To see our HEROES
Are human
Just like us
OPENS the gifts
Waiting to be
Ushered into this
world
As only each of us
Can do
No need for a
Superman cape
Or
Wonder Woman cape
Showing up
Being who we are
Loving each day
Living it all
Sprinkling our own
Special juju
GREATness
Blossoming in
extraordinary ways
That no one
celebrates
That no one cheers for
That will never
make the news
That no one sees
But Us
Understanding that
the seemingly ordinary
Is bursting
With GREATness
We matter
We all matter
We do.
I
am a Peyton Manning fan so when the Colts cut him loose and he went to play for
the Bronco’s, I became a Bronco’s fan, watching all of the games and cheering
them on with a vigor equal to the Colts.
But I call myself a Colts fan when people ask me who my team is. Imagine my
surprise while attending the Colts versus Denver game in Indianapolis last night
when I felt no pleasure at all that the Colts were winning. It made me sad to see Peyton and the Bronco’s
struggling not competing but beating their selves over and over. The final score was Colts 39, Denver 33 but
it felt like a blow out because there was no sign of the GREATness that Peyton embodies
supported by his Denver team.
It was an opportunity for me to reflect on how I and how we collectively project perfection onto those like Peyton that we celebrate, that we hero worship, that we see as beyond human. My expectations of Peyton were based on my need to be inspired by what he is out in the world doing, mirroring GREATness for me and all; but what a gift he bestowed on us reminding us that we are all GREAT and we are all human, fallible, imperfect.
Most
of us will never make national or international news recognized for our own
special juju, our unique gifts, our GREATness, but it is a beautiful thing to
recognize that the essence of who we are is GREATness. No matter how messy we show up in a moment,
in a day, in a lifetime, there is BEAUTY, seeds of promise bursting from us.
Others may never see the extraordinary revealed the seemingly ordinary ways we
express our Self as we live our lives sprinkling our Self breath by breath all
of our days. But we matter! We do.
The
invitation this day is to pause and recognize, become fully conscious that GREATness
lies within you. On your worst day, in
your ugliest moments, during those periods of life where you wish you could ask
for a do-over trust that the beauty
you are was present, and is present
no matter how you judge your Self. Enjoy
sharing your GREATness with the world and being who you are, both human and
divine. In this energy, you remind
others to celebrate all that they are and make space for the humanness that is
as juicy and alive as our divinity.
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