Do you ever feel like you are inadequate?

Like you aren't enough? Ever feel like giving up? What's the point anyway?

That's just how I'm feeling as I record this episode.

You see, I've been struggling with feeling like I'm not good at podcasting.

I'm just a beginner at all this.

My equipment isn't the best. I'm still figuring out what in the heck I'm even doing with this podcast. Why would anyone want to listen to me, anyway?

At least, that's what's been running through my head today.

At this point, I have a choice.

To listen to those thoughts and give up. Or, to chose to be reminded of what is true.

That it's ok to be a beginner. That no one masters anything without practice. That mastery takes time.

It takes doing something over and over and over and over.....more times than can be counted.

"The one thing all famous authors, world class athletes, business tycoons, singers, actors, and celebrated achievers in any field have in common is that they all began their journeys when they were none of these things." Mike Dooley

When it comes down to it, though, we must remember that there is only one of us in all space and time.

There is something truly special that we are each here to contribute.

There are no extra people. We each have a place at the table. A part to play in the greater human experience.

"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. " Martha Graham

These words inspire and empower me to keep going forward. To keep showing up.

To do it one more time. And, one more time. And, one more time.

To keep the channel open.

To allow my expression to shine forth like the sun.

And, by recording this episode, I did it one more time.

It starts with us. It starts with love. ❤️

With Much Love, Darlene Michele

 

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* Intro and Outro song by Tamir Leibovich ❤️