What Is Your Brilliance?

Have you considered that question? What is your brilliance? What qualities do you embody that light up this world?

How does it feel to be asked those questions? Some of us have immediate answers to them. We've had our brilliance embraced and encouraged. Others of us don't dare to shine brightly because people have attempted --and often succeeded in--snuffing us out, and that's painful. In their insecurity or jealousy or whatever motivation, they've smothered us with a big wet blanket, leaving us with little but wisps of smoke floating into the air.

But if we're alive, the spark of brilliance is still there. Whether already shining brightly or buried deep within, kept safe and protected, our positive qualities still exist and want to be expressed.

What are they? Can you own them?

For inspiration, you may want to look at my ginormous list of gifted characteristics. You may look at some of those and think "That's a positive trait? I don't believe that." Well, it is. If you find that hard to believe, chances are you've been influenced by some pretty heavy propaganda to think otherwise.

I encourage you: look within and name your brilliance. Own it. And see what happens.