”Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? 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 are all meant to shine, as children do. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own 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.” - Marianne Williamson

     How many of us have passed off an excuse that we don’t mean much to anyone or anything? It’s okay, because I know we’ve all been there at some point in our lives. The fear of being irrelevant or useless is often mistaken for the fear of being great. As human beings we often carry out what is known as the “Spiral of Silence”. In short, it means we subconsciously hold back our ideals, beliefs, or opinions, if they aren’t the majority of what other people think and feel. In other words, we become afraid of our own thoughts and feelings. We become afraid to be an individual. We become afraid of who we are. At times we may even grow to be disgusted at who we are. We live in a society that deems it has “social standards” that we must follow to be considered “socially acceptable”.

     If you take a look at History and even in today’s Modern History, you see that the most significant people in the world, were people that didn’t follow the standard protocol. They weren’t afraid of who they were. They accepted who they were. And not only did they accept it, they embraced it. They didn’t look at the characteristics and appeals they didn’t have, They learned to use and embrace everything that they did have. And I believe that is the key. We all posses something special. It’s not just in some of us. It’s in all of us. And it is our responsibility to find and utilize what we have within ourselves. And once we do that, everything else becomes becomes clear. If one person can accept, embrace, utilize, and love themselves as they are, why can’t another person? The point in doing so is not only the benefit of our own well being, but also to the people around us, and the ones around them.

     We all want to make change within the world. We all want to be significant. We all want to be loved. And the only thing that keeps us from that, is ourselves. It isn’t as complicated as you think. And like most human beings, we often tend to overanalyze most situations. Although you may only consider yourself as an ordinary person, even the most ordinary person, can do something extraordinary. You are not alone. You are not irrelevant. You are not insignificant. You are strong.