I don’t have a post written for this week and no time set aside to write one… So I dove into my “scraps”, the bits I write and don’t publish. Whether they don’t fit or I’m too scared or they’re just simply crap, for whatever reason they sit on my computer. Forgotten. Then from time to time I dig into them and see if I can find the piece of brilliance that just got lost in the shuffle (AKA the piece I was just too scared to put out into the world).
That’s what I did this week. And I found the poem below that I have decided to share with you. Or more accurately, I have decided to share it with myself. Because I know why this piece got lost in the shuffle until today. It’s because when I wrote it, I wrote it for you but reading it today, I know it’s meant for me.
And because I was scared to publish it. I’ve never published a poem.
That’s why this piece stayed hidden on my computer. For months.
But how can I do that? When each week I encourage you, and hopefully empower you, to share your brilliance with the world. To step up. To be you. To know that what you have to give is powerful and meaningful, and has the potential to change people’s lives.
Sometimes though, I get so caught up telling you that, that I forget to tell myself the same thing.
So now I share with you this poem, so you feel inspired. And I feel inspired.
So you feel courageous. And I feel courageous.
And we both step up to be our most brilliant selves.
You are brilliant.
It is as simple as that
whether you believe it or not.
I know you are.
You are because you have passion.
You are because you have smarts.
You are because you are doing IT – the IT you’re meant to do.
You are brilliant and have a gift to share.
Your knowledge is valuable.
People need to hear you. Speak. Write.
People need you.
You are brilliant because you are you.
You are everything you’re meant to be.
And the world needs to hear your message.
Share your thoughts, feelings, wise words.
Do so with intention.
With purpose.
With power.
Do so to make an impact.
To make waves.
To change a life.
Your brilliance is meant to make magic in this world.
Your brilliance is beautiful.
Share it.
Write it.
Share it.
Be brilliant
And courageous
So others may feel confident to be brilliant too.
Because you are truly brilliant.
You know you are.
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And that is all.
