My Greatest Fear

It’s 4am and I can’t sleep, perfect time to try to put some words on my blog I suppose.  I’m a little intimidated thinking that my thoughts could matter on here but I figure I can try.  What I have right now is this quote.

Our Greatest Fear

Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,
but that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.

It is not just in some; it is in everyone.

And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give
other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

I think it’s so beautiful and echoes feelings in my own life.  Trying to gain a confidence that I think is there but can’t feel, but deep down I know I could grasp if I tried.  Having a day or a week of feeling amazing only to have one little thing shatter that sense of wonder and beauty about myself.  Trying desperately to know everyday that I’m worth it.  Worth something.  Worth the time. Worth the energy.  Worth the love.  I know that I’m a child of God and to speak ill of what He created is a slap in the face, but how do you hold onto the words in that poem/quote?  How do we see the things other people see in us?  We spend so much time encouraging and lifting each other up that we forget about the person that needs it the most, ourselves.

 

Loving yourself and allowing your light to shine truly does give others the permission to do the same. Everyone I know and have met has something incredible to offer.  We are all impressive people and need to start believing that of ourselves.

Hello blog world.

Hello there, how are you? Or shall I say, how are you? Did I just say that? Hmmmm, yes yes, I did.

My name is Rachel. I am a pretty big deal. Sometimes a mother, sometimes a father…wait a sec, I’m both, just like Lady Gaga. Who am I fooling? This is actually my friend, David, writing on my blog for the first time. I am new to this world but will be blogging, like the millions of others out there with little to nothing to actually say. I will try to keep from reblogging, keep from talking too damn much about how awesome my friends are and hopefully learn how to do this properly.

So there. Welcome to Rachel Gillett. I am sure it will one day be an interesting and heartfelt blog. If not, I’ll shut it down. Love love, your sweetest angel bird, Rachel (this is Dave).

Cheers.