If you don’t plant your seeds and then continuously water them, they will not take root, nor will they ever grow into a beautiful, lively plant. So it is the same with you and your dreams, they must be planted inside of you and then continuously nurtured and looked after, day in and day out.
It may be a solitary job, you being the only gardener of your own greatness, but it can be done as long as you make that strong choice to continue believing in your own self no matter what may come, no matter the storms that threaten to engulf you in these turbulent waters of life.
Dreams may have to be planted but your greatness has always been there. By nature of being children of God, we are great, period. It doesn’t matter if you realize it or not, nothing can take away your greatness or the potential that comes with it being expressed for the world to see.
I only pray that your greatness doesn’t stay dormant, wake it up! Revive it!
Don’t shun it. Don’t be embarrassed by it.
Don’t be surprised if people don’t understand you, they are usually in the dormant stage, either by choice due to fear or through ignorance. The ones that will resonate with you will be the ones that are also on their own journey of discovery and nurturing the seeds that have been placed within them at birth.
People may laugh at you, but one day you will have the last laugh by virtue of living a life worth living, a life of self-discovery and self-expression. Not many people can claim this… not many people are as brave as you are.
If you have read thus far, then you know this truth- you are not average, never been, never will be. You cannot settle for the things and standards that most of the people succumb to around you.
That is simply not you.
You believe that there is more to life, and there truly is! No greater gift has been bestowed upon you. Life.
What will you do with it? Ultimately, it is all up to you. Will you follow the call and walk the path towards destiny or will you believe the lies that we decided to take as truth and live them out?
Maternal Movement shelf at Hip Vintage and Handmade shop in Athens, GA
You are here on Earth because you were created with purpose, for a purpose. Isn’t it worth it to discover what that calling may be?
Even if no one sees what you see, it doesn’t matter. Perhaps they were never meant to see what you see. They may not understand and believe in your dream because it is not their job to understand and believe in YOUR dream. It is not their calling. Not their destiny.
It takes courage to stand up and give voice to what is on the inside of you. Boldness… Determination.
You will be tested, I guarantee you that. Big matters are not for the faint of heart. Greatness would not be great if it were so easy to express and attain.
On the other hand, look at how many people were able to scale their mountains of influence! If they can do it, so can you. So can I.
They are only special because they were open to believing in the possibility that one day there will be a breakthrough. That one day, the doors would open. That one day, a day that they decide to continue to keep moving, that shift would come.
And one day, it did. They never quit. They had faith in something that wasn’t visible on many days, but one day… became visible and tangible.
I pray that day comes to you sooner rather than later.
In the meantime, keep nurturing your greatness. Protect it from the wild birds and unruly beasts. Create boundaries and a safe space for your greatness to come through.
May those seeds bloom forth, surprising you with their ability to produce abundance. Astonishing you with their beauty, resilience, glory and wealth.
Your greatness is YOUR responsibility. Take hold of it today.
by Olga Pyshnyak-Lawrence
Maternal Movement 