When You Are More Than They're Used To...

✨Originally Posted Today 8 Years Ago✨

When I Was A Child, My Mom Explained To Me That Sometimes Your Light Is So Bright That People Would Rather Try To Snuff It Out Than Look At It (Or You)... 

It Either Hurts The Eyes Of Their Egos And Illuminates Their Own Inadequacies And Dysfunction In Uncomfortable Ways, Or It Just Reflects Back To Them Their Own Darkness...

Neither Is Your Fault Or Problem. Being Misunderstood, Rejected, Belittled Or Even Abandoned By Those Who Can Not Handle The Magnitude Of Your Destiny Doesn't Diminish Your Worth. Rejection Is An Unkind And Unfair Prerequisite On The Path To Greatness. 

It's Easier For Most People To Celebrate Mediocrity Than Brilliance. Elevating Basic, Ordinary And Average, Or Just Above, Is Easy. It Feels Attainable. Within Reach. Like Maybe They Could Achieve The Same Heights As Those Who've Stumbled And Lucked Into Success And Celebration Through Sheer Chance And Unwarranted Support By People Too Small And Insecure To Acknowledge (Or, Show Loyalty To) The Remarkable Among Them.

Extraordinary, Though, Is Hard To Accept Or Celebrate For The Ordinary Because It Is Unattainable. It Is A Birthright. It Can't Be Faked Or Learned. It Just Is. And, Until The Rest Of The World Catches Up And It And You Have Become Undeniable, People Will Play You Down And Pretend Not To See Your Light Or You Just To Preserve Their Own Fragile Senses Of Self, Reality, Security And Possibility.

People Know When They Aren't On Your Level. They Know When They Can Never Go Where You're Going. And, If They Can Convince You That You're Nothing Special — That You're Not As Bright, Shiny And As Unique As The Star You Truly Are, You Won't Get There, Either...

DO NOT LET THEM. 

There Is Absolutely Nothing Wrong With Being Extraordinary, Special, Brilliant, Vibrant, Beautiful, Gifted, Magnificent, Different, Anointed, Unique Or Even An *AnOmali*!... 

So, Never Dim Yourself For The Appeasement, Acceptance Or Approval (Or Even The Love) Of Others... Don't Let Rejection Or Denial Make You See Yourself As Less Than God Made You To Be. Your Time Will Come. Your Light Will Shine For The Whole World To See. And, It Will Be Undeniable. 🔥⭐🌠

#SHINE ✨

#Butterpillar 🦋