Can you see yourself as clearly as you see others? Can you recognize the beauty in your own becoming as easily as you see it in the world around you? Can you believe that you are worth the same attention you give to the things you create?

For 99 percent, maybe 99.999 percent, of the people I’ve met in my life, the answer to the first question is a resounding no. We simply see others more clearly than we see ourselves. I think in part it’s because we are less vested in what we see around us than what we see within us.

I’m also much more willing to forgive the missteps of others than I am my own. Context can matter for them more than it does for me. And becoming is uncomfortable for me because it means I’m not yet who I want to be, or so it might appear. I don’t know who others aspire to be generally so it is easy to take them as they are since I do not know who they wish to be.

As you read this I wonder:

* If you didn’t compare who you are to who you want to be, what might change?

* Can you see yourself as complete even though you know you are changing?

* How can you give yourself more of your mind and more of your grace?

Many of us still hide our light. I’m increasingly convinced that most who do are hiding it because it’s not quite bright enough or pure enough yet. Perhaps it is time to let others get the benefit of your imperfections…

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