The energy and positive vibrations you feel in your body are not just limited to yourself. They have an outward effect on all the people around you, whether you know it or not.
Just as smiling at a stranger can brighten up his day, your positive actions can influence others to take positive choices in their own lives. You are in effect lighting their path to success.
As you read this article below, you'll discover a few things about how you view your life and how your actions can impact another person's choices.
Be the Light that Gives Others Permission to Shine
by Glen from PluginID
My favourite part of the popular Marianne Williamson quote is this: “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.“
The inspiration for this post wasn’t just a quote, but seeing the message the quote shares happen on a daily basis of my life while living in South Africa. I touched upon ‘being the light’ in the post titled ‘You Are Enough‘ but I want to give this message the attention it deserves.
What Holds us Back
A common cause of depression is the fact that we think we can’t ‘get out there’ and make something of our lives. The feeling that we are just here to survive, live our scripted life and then die like millions before us. Even I, at times, have questioned the point in existence, and been so low that I’ve considered doing crazy things to myself because of lack of drive or belief that my goals are achievable.
Many of the things that hold us back or what I’ve suffered or experienced myself, that’s mostly why I write about them. Some of the most recurring limitations include:
* Self-limiting beliefs (post)
* Caring what people think of us (post)
* Thinking we need more things to get somewhere (post)
* Feeling like we don’t deserve success (post)
* Worrying about too many possible ‘negative’ scenarios (post)The list is endless. The common factor in all of them is that we are doubting things before we’ve even tried them. We are letting the judgements of others combined with our own limiting beliefs decide the outcome for us, without even going for what we want in the first place. It makes no sense, yet many of us are held back by this.
glen.
you are a legend.
cool to see some deeper stuff every now and then from you
of all the places, and all the people, you in south africa will definitely help you be and see the need to be the light at the end of the tunnel.
and gabrielle, awwwsome site you have here.
stumbled and tweeted...
keep well and in touch
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