Tags: self-trust self-discovery transformation
Source: “Marcus Aurelius: Stop Caring What People Think”
Student: “But how do I make something of value?”
Teacher: “That’s like asking how the tree makes its fruit. I’ll put it to you like this: A tree is imprisoned by a lack of water, sunlight, & competition.
When the tree breaks out of these prisons, when it becomes completely free, the fruit is naturally the outcome.
It’s not about how you can produce something of value, but how you can become free.
When you break free of all your prisons, your fruit comes of its own accord.”
“Originality then becomes the practice of un-hindering what’s already there. This work is essential to belonging because your creative offering is like a holy signal to those who carry a similar vibratory signature. In hearing or seeing what you’ve created, they will find a sense of belonging with you and, by being found, so will you.”
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