Greatness

Why do we exist?

I know that I was made for a reason.  I am part of the whole. I have a reason to breathe, a reason to exist. I have purpose. (even on the days where I don't feel like I do)
One of my purposes is to have relationships. This I know. It is my heart and soul, my passion.  I long to be a woman who has friendships. Deep ones. Life altering ones.
Sometimes my insecurities, my private pains, my "demons" of self get in the way.  But, slowly I am inhaling the breath of life, of health. As I heal I become more aware of who I am, where I fit in the generations.  My steps come more easily. My future becomes more clear.  I now have a vision that drives me. A purpose that wakes me up each morning and kisses me to sleep each night.

It feels so good.

But I did not get here on my own. I am a sum of my parts. I am a result of my past, my present, my dreams for the future. I have been changed, altered, purified and directed by so many beautiful people. I have experienced greatness.

I began to write this post on Dec 2, the birthday of one of my dearest friends, one who signifies greatness to me. Greatness in all forms. Greatness that changes the way people see the world, see themselves.

Today I was able to experience greatness in the budding stage. In the moment right before the flower bursts open to reveal to the world her color. Watch closely, it's gonna be a beauty.

 I have had the honor to come in contact with people who are great.... truly.... TRULY. I have been changed by them. 
And I am inspired to do the same.

Here is what I have learned from those whose greatness I have experienced:
1. Always look beyond the surface
2. Listen for and hear the unspoken word
3. Understand what words cannot express
4. Give voice to the silent
5.  Be your own vision
6. Own your choices
7. Small steps are the best steps
8. We don't know what we don't know
9. God meets each one of us exactly where we are
10. Honest and Ugly over coffee is remembered as pretty perfect
11. Weakness changes the world
12. Pain changes man
13. Our choices decide to make those changes good
14. Deliberate, intentional and consistent really work
15. We are all human

I believe that each person has greatness in their DNA. And I want to see it. In everyone. I want to experience it. Taste it. Be changed by it.... and watch it change others.