There are no deficient people

One of the most difficult aspects of personal growth is just getting out of our own way. And, it seems, the main way we're all getting in our own way, is through negative self talk or some other form of limiting belief.

Every single one of us has a gift, an art, an expression, a blessing to bestow upon the world. But we're so caught up in what we think it should look like.

"My gift definitely needs to fit into the working hours of 9 to 5!"

"University is teaching the exact thing I am supposed to do and share in this life!"

"This giant multinational company, that's basically a streamlined, well-oiled machine, has the exact space I need to develop and share my art!"

These are all ridiculous statements. Not because they can't be true. But, because the odds are ridiculous and not helpful in the process of uncovering one's gift. There are, what, 8 BILLION of us on this planet right now? And, every single one of us has a UNIQUE personal gift or expression to share with the world? And, we're trying to uncover those gifts by confining them to generic, homogeneous ideas of how and where they can be expressed? Only by opening ourselves to limitless potential and unconstrained possibility do we actually allow the space for our gifts to reveal themselves.

And, those are just some examples of the more subtle limiting beliefs. There are, of course, the more dramatic negative stories we weave about ourselves.

"I will never be good enough at something—anything."

"I don't deserve to be wealthy."

"I don't deserve success or recognition."

"Other people may have gifts, but I certainly don't."

Knowing there are people having thoughts like these is, honestly... painful. The mind is incredibly powerful. And, we are all storytellers to some degree. So, why tell a tale of limitation, struggle, and defeat? Not a single person is deficient. The simple fact that you and I and anyone else exists is enough. Our worth is inherent in our existence.

I mean, the shear fact that there is even life on Earth is ridiculous! Let alone life as complex and conscious as our own! There is nothing any of us needs to do to be worthy—worthiness is our default, natural state the second we are born. The odds of life existing on any planet are literally astronomical. The fact that life on Earth is this complex and beautiful is uncanny. The fact that you exist is quite frankly unfathomable.