gold stars
do not affirm your power.
The way life is designed, we are
programmed, conditioned and
educated out of our power
because we have been
programmed, conditioned and
educated to please others, to do what
others say and to do what
others are doing.
Here's my classic story:
When I went to elementary school, they
used to have a board where, if you
did your work well, you got a
star. There were gold stars, silver stars,
green stars, blue stars, red stars. Now,
red stars were not good stars.
But at least you got a star. Well, when it
came to writing, I could never get that
little hook on that "a". I just
couldn't do it. I don't know why.
I always got green stars:
great effort, just not perfect.
It confirmed my belief that I wasn't good
enough because I couldn't do what
somebody else could.
What I know now is that
comparing ourselves to others is an
act of self-violence, as is living
up to the expectation of others or not listening to
your gut. These acts are about
other people. These acts are all about
external validation.
Power is you. Power is
standing up as your true self.
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