Becoming who you were born to be

Becoming who you were born to be

What if everyone decided to stay the way they are right at this moment and never change? Life would be so much different. Nothing new would be invented, we'd be stuck. It'd be like living in the Doldrums from The Phantom Tollbooth. In the Doldrums you do nothing. Well, you do something, but nothing productive. In the Doldrums, you're not allowed to think, laugh or smile. It's against the rules. And the inhabitants, the Lethargarians, follow the same schedule every day. How boring, not to mention unproductive. That why we have to mature, learn and grow. We are the next generation and we have a responsibility to shape our world.

There are many ways to become the people we need to be; to be the person Heavenly Father, or some may say fate, has in store for us. First, we have to want to find our inner person, so to speak. Second, we need to find out what we're passionate about and really ponder on how it can help the world. Third, make a goal. A goal is written down. Someone once said that a goal that is not written down isn't a goal, it's a wish. And your goal needs to have little things that you can do every day or just on a regular basis. Doing little things may seem like a small place to start but I know that little things can lead to bigger things

So, we have a responsibility. A responsibility to help build our planet. But we also have a responsibility to ourselves. What does that mean? Let me go in depth a bit. We all have a mission in life. Some people might even have more than one. Not everyone knows what their life mission is, some do, some have a guess. There are websites where you can take this quiz that can help you determine your mission. Sean Covey's website has The Great Discovery map. I've done it and it's pretty enlightening. But that doesn't mean that you're going to find out what your mission is like that. If you do know what your mission is, or you have a good idea, then I'd like you ask you a question: Are you willing to step up and fulfill you mission? IF you're still searching, then look inside you. I don't mean like an x-ray; I mean look at your talents and abilities. You were given these by God/fate. There is a plan for you. Maybe your mission is to be a mother or father. Maybe you'll be a political leader or help child hunger. Either way, use your given talents to your fullest extent.

What if you decided to lock away your talents? What if you decided that your talents weren't important? I can't really say what would happen but life would be different. You may not think that being a parent is a really important job compared with police officers, but being a parent really is. Think about it, you're raising children, you're teaching them, caring for them. It's every bit as important as the millions of other jobs out there. EVERYONE has gifts, talents and abilities that can change the world. I'm not joking. I know that you have potential and great worth, you just have to find and use it. You really can make a difference.

In our day and time, we need leaders to stand up and take charge. We don't need leaders who sit around and watch. Do something! You are special; you have a unique and divine purpose. You have light inside you that needs to be shared; don't hide it away. As Marianne Williamson said, “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? You are a child of God. 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. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. 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.” There are thousands of people in the world who don't know what their life missions are. Maybe your mission is to help them. Do something today that can change you. Not the world, you. Just start with yourself and, given time, you can change the future. But remember, only you can choose to become the person you were born to be.

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This is a speech I wrote for an online class I'm taking. We had to write a speech. I wrote one but then I wrote this, which started out as a 5 paragraph essay and then turned into my speech. I'll probably put my original speech on later. 

I don't know if any of that made sense!