that's not a phrase that I've always believed. I mean, I guess inherently I did, but I didn't always feel that truth. But I do now. I know it's true. And that honestly makes all the difference in how I believe that I have worth.
BUT.
We live in a godless world. I can believe that I am a child of God. and I can even believe that everyone else is too. But just because I believe that, it doesn't change what others believe about themselves. but oh, how I wish it did.
Now, before I even say what I'm about to say, I absolutely believe that we should encourage people to find a belief in God. I absolutely believe that the entire world would benefit from a better understanding of who God is and that we could use some serious reform in the idea of God that currently permeates our society. I want more people to know that God is loving and forgiving and kind. I want everyone to know the same God that I do.
The problem, though, is that we, as mortal human beings, live in a world where people deny the existence of a God. And if they don't deny Him, they believe that he's spiteful and vengeful and angry. They will completely shut down at any mention of God. I'm positive that there are people who opened this link, read that first sentence, and immediately closed it again. and that is the problem.
The problem is that my ideas and my beliefs and my worth are immediately discredited by the general population because they are founded upon a belief in God, and perhaps even more so because I believe in a loving God.
But if more people did believe in a loving God, and more people believed that they were actually children of this loving God, it would completely change perspectives and people would see worth in themselves and worth in others. And our world needs that so, so desperately.
Regardless of whether people believe in God, though, I think they have every right to believe in themselves. I believe that they have every right to feel that they have worth. And I'm writing this because I want more people to believe they have worth. And I want to be able to recognize it in other people too.
Albert Einstein is credited for putting into words what I so passionately believe: "Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid."
Let me just repeat that first part for you:
Everyone is a genius.
Should I say it louder? I need everyone to understand that. YOU are a genius!
But what is your genius? Your genius is unique to you. And I hope you know what it is. And if you don't, I want you to find it. I promise you that your genius is not the same as your mom's or your brother's or your best friend's. but you've all got a little bit of genius in you.
I believe with 100% of my being that if we changed what we believed about ourselves and what we believed ourselves capable of doing, that our behavior would change, our performance would improve, we'd feel (and be) more successful, which would help us gain confidence. All of this would put us in an upward cycle.
Recognition of Genius; Increase in Confidence
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Motivation to Use Genius
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Better Performance
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Reinforcement of Genius
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Recognition of Genius; Increase in Confidence
Think about how big this could be. What if everyone actually believed this? What if everyone knew what their genius was...and did something with it. We could honestly be unstoppable. And if everyone saw their own geniuses, it would be easier to see everyone else's genius too. And what better way to make us better human beings than to help us see the potential and strengths of all the people around us?
We'd naturally become more passionate, more empathetic, and more loving.
And you know what? when that happens, it would be impossible to deny a loving God. Because only a loving God would create billions of people and make them all uniquely genius.
