“ Because snobby antiquated classicists want to put their new comtemporaries into boxes; want to separate themselves from it. Because they’re jealous of your amazing zest and unconciously embarrassed of their own cynicism. It’s less threatening that way. Essentially, it’s fear that causes this. It is as if to say : “if this person is brilliant and beautiful and fearless and she’s only in her TWENTIES and she is FEMALE …. then what does that say about ME and my STATIC forty-year old MALE life? I MUST put her in her poopoo place.” Therevby making one feel better about oneself by demeaning others. That is crap. The good thing is that, in the end-end, the shit filters away and the great/courageous/true stuff is left standing. It just takes time and a lot of bullshit criticism or categorization or comparison to get there. Great work stands out NOT because it is taller or bigger in comparison to the someone else’s work—nope—great work stands because it fucking stands. Ya dig?
Marrianne Williamson said it well:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” Constance, in New York. reblogged
Marrianne Williamson said it well:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” Constance, in New York. reblogged
