So this week has been quote-crazy for me. Just when I thought I had the ideal idea to share with you, another quote came along, begging for the spotlight. Thus, you get them all!

At a meeting of kickass women enterpreneurs last weekend (Tribal Truth), the keynote speaker (Kim Castle) shared words from Bette Midler:
"Cherish forever what makes you unique,
'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes."
It got me thinking - why do I continue putting forth my "yawn" self? Am I just like everyone else? No. Do I want to be? No. So what's the deal?

You have my commitment; from now on you shall receive all of me - even the bizarro, blunt, hyper-spaso me. Because why the hell not?

And it would not be a Kate Blog without turning the question to you:

Where in your life are you not sharing all of you? What might keep you from doing so? (Remember... non-judgmental curiosity is key!)

Next quote...  
"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 were born to manifest the glory that is within us.
And as we let our 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"
~ Nelson Mandela

In other words, when we are not doing what intuitively feels right in an effort to protect others’ feelings, we are being selfish. (Take a minute to absorb that one.)

Or maybe when you imagine taking steps toward your dreams, you hear that familiar voice: “What makes you think you’re so special??” I’ll tell ya what – you ARE special. And so is the owner of that voice. And so is everybody else.

We all are special, and in the big scheme of things, we all are meaningless – at the same time. So why not do what makes you happy and tell the voice to take a seat?

One more, short and sweet, from a friend and fellow entrepreneur.

"The fear is as intense as the possibility."
~ Alexis Neely
Realizing giant possibilities, beautiful dreams, fulfilling lives... none of it just magically lands in your lap. High risk, high reward, right?

To create your deepest desires, you must be willing to go into scary-land. You must be willing to take a step forward and have no idea how it will work out. (Hint: If you are not feeling fear, you are not playing big enough.)

Where in your life might there be some room to step it up a notch, go a touch closer to your personalized scary-land? How could you experiment with this concept today?

There you have it. These have been my seeds of self-inquiry and curiosity this past week. Hope any or all of it takes root in your psyche this week.

Let us enjoy growing together! I'll be a lush, green, tendril-like expansion with burnt orange flowers. And you?
 


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Angela
04/28/2011 12:13pm

To stick with the theme of great quotes - when I was coaching with you last fall you gave me "your task is not to seek love but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." At the time I put it on a sticky which I hung near my computer. I have reflected on it many times and have since identified some of those barriers that I have chosen to create. As time passes I have been knocking down those barriers and it feels great - freeing. Sometimes scary in the short term but I am looking at the long term benefits of living authentically - flaws and all.

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