In this verse of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu aims to convince the reader of the inherent greatness that lives within each and every one of us. I don’t know why we have to go through times of inferiority to finally realize that we’re worthy of living our best life. I guess it has to do with duality. You can’t have up without down, left without right etc. But for some people, they live their entire lives thinking that they’re not good enough, and they never quite make the shift. Majority of my life, I’ve had some type of inferiority complex, but simultaneously knowing that deep down there was greatness within me. To be great is a choice, a conscious effort that must be practiced daily. A lot of times, we slip up and revert back to the old ways of thinking…what if I fail? I don’t really know what I’m doing! All of these thoughts arise not because they’re true, but out of habit.

I am great. You are Great. We are all Great. The life force that animated the life of geniuses like Albert Einstein or Nikola Tesla, also animates you and I. The energy that ran through Michael Jackson or Michael Jordan, also runs through you and I. We’re in a time where the old limiting beliefs we’ve been conditioned to believe are no longer in control. We’re opening ourselves to our power, and although it scares us to delve into unknown territory, I think we’re a lot better after we come out on the other side, knowing that there is nothing to be afraid of.

According to Neale Donald Walsch, “The purpose of life is to create your Self anew, in the next grandest version of the greatest vision ever you held about Who You Are.” As the new year approaches, I hope we’re all bold enough to shed whatever is holding us back and unleash the greatness that lives within each and every one of us. It’s Lit!

Ai-Creo