A lot of stress in life comes from the fact that you feel you have to become something from nothing.

You have to create some illusion of yourself to get the good grades, be the star athlete, seem well put together to get the job interview....it is a never ending rope that you climb to earn validation that you are in some shape or form a masterpiece worth investing in.

Have you ever considered that from day one you are already a masterpiece?

From the very moment you are born you are magic and possess magical powers within you.

They are already there.

There is no need for you to create something from nothing.

You were born with EVERYTHING that you need.

Think about this.

Life is more about excavation than it is creation.

Chipping away at yourself to find out who you truly are and why you even exist on this planet.

When we think in this way, we can look in the mirror and accept the fact that we are a masterpiece in the here and now. Heart that beats, lungs that breathe, brain that thinks, hands that give us the ability to build so many wonderful things... we are a masterpiece right now!!!

Thinking like above allows you to then reduce your unrealistic expectations of what you think you need to create for yourself to seem like you are something that you are not.

Instead, you can spend your time stepping into the person YOU ALREADY ARE.

Your masterpiece already exists.

It is already who you are.

It is up to you to chisel away at it and start to show the world.

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Today's message came from the question I asked myself recently... "what am I in the process of excavating?"

Maybe the question can help you sort and sift through some of your own stuff too.

#thriveon

CJ

p.s. today I am grateful for my new notebook that came in the mail a few days ago. I have gotten back to physically writing and journaling again. It is something that brings a lot of joy to my life and I am thankful to have the ability to read/write. Sadly, there are humans out there who are not as fortunate.