Out of the Shadows

I feel that far too often in life, I have spent my time hiding in the shadows. I have spent my time avoiding attention and avoiding what I could accomplish. Why? I am not completely sure. I have always been a little timid to step up to my full potential. Maybe I fear the attention, or maybe I fear having recognition. Maybe I fear that I will offend someone, or hurt someone by leaving them behind. I think Marianne Williamson said it right when she said: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, 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 are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." So, who am I not to be great. Today I will begin to be great. There are no excuses. I will not hold myself back any longer. The only obstacle to my own growth, is myself.

The Dash

Since this is my first post in this blog, and I intend to have this blog for the rest of my life, I see it fitting to call it "The Dash" named after the poem by Linda Ellis. In the poem, she explains that on our tombstone there will be two dates separated by a dash. Even though the dates receive the most attention, it is the dash that is the most important. Therefore, I hope that this blog will be show the fun things I am doing in my "dash". I plan to post as frequently as time permits, so stay tuned. Hopefully you will enjoy reading this blog as much as I enjoy living it.