Standing alone, this is when the truth comes out.

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When you're all alone, how strong are you?  When you're all alone, how do you see yourself?  When you're all alone, and no one else is around, what goes through your mind?  Are you confident?  Are you poised and ready for whatever might come your way?  Are you reflecting on the rest of the world, figuring out your place in the endless flurry of strife and concern being displayed by so many others?

It's easy to fall into a crowd, picking up on the emotions, the feelings that others are showing.  It's easy to blend into the background and just go with the rest of those around you, never displaying the uniqueness that is you. When you are all alone are you able to display the real you, the one that knows no limits, no bounds?  Can you see the talents that lay inside of you, those same talents that were placed there to help you achieve your rightful place in the universe?

I have often thought that the way we display our feelings when in those moments of solitude, when we are alone with just ourselves, are the true indicators of who and what we are, or at least how we see ourselves.  What I want to share with you today is the importance of how you see yourself when no one else is around.  When one is in the limelight it's easy to feel the energy of those around you, especially when those other people are showering you with their praises and accolades.  It is however a completely different story when you are all by your lonesome, and the lights and flashing bulbs of your paparazzi are miles away.  I have heard stories of famous Hollywood Stars and Starlets who when away from all the glitz and glamour, are anything but the people they portray on the big screen.  Just look at the late Robin Williams.  One of the greatest comic stars of our age and yet he dealt with a deep depression.  His ending was tragic, but how many people do you know who deal with the same issues?

When we stand alone, the real truth will come out.  The way we see and feel about ourselves will be front page.  What I desire the most is that you would come to an understanding of the greatness in you even if the rest of the world is blind to it at the moment.  Greatness is not measured by the size of your home, the fanciness of your car, or the amount of money you might have accumulated over the years.  If this is your measure of success or greatness then you have truly missed what is important in this life.  Greatness, true greatness, is something you are, it is not what you do.  Until we can get away from the stereotypes that others have promulgated, we will forever be trapped in a world that is hollow, shallow, and all together fruitless.

Your greatness is displayed each and everyday when you come to an understanding of the significance of you being here right now.  Your greatness is not measured by man's standards,  but by the depth of your appreciation for being here right now.  If you are dependent on the words from others to make you feel good, then all the words spoken in the world about your prowess, your abilities will add up to almost nothing.  You may glow in the words for a moment, but when you are alone what will you have to hang your hat on?  Don't get me wrong, it's nice to receive words of praise, words of encouragement, and words that make us feel good.  However, that being said, if that is what you measure your worth on, then you will certainly have issues later on, especially when all those words are no longer spoken about you, or around you.

We have to understand the importance of us first, before we can truly enjoy what others say about us. When I am standing all alone I know that I am a writer and a gifted speaker.  These are not words of conceit, but if I cannot see myself the way I was intended to be then all the words that others might speak will eventually fall off and what will I have then?  Each and every person alive has a greatness in them but until such time as they can see it for themselves everything else is meaningless.  There is a reason for you being here right now and the sooner you can come to an understanding of what that reason is the sooner you will be able to stand alone and know who and what you are.  I want nothing more then to be able to write and speak the rest of my life.  I want this because that is what I was placed here to do, and that is what I have chosen to be.  It doesn't matter what fame or glory might come my way, I do this because it is my destiny.  You have a destiny, and once you discover it, once you accept it, once you begin to walk in it, I assure you that your thoughts in those alone times will be all about who and what you are, and then you will know the truth about you.

I encourage you to spend a few moments in alone time.  Get a handle on how you see yourself and see if what you see or feel is in line with what you know to be true.  There is a greatness in you, but you must know it, feel it, believe it.  If you are not able to do this, those words spoken by others will fall like the autumn leaves and once off the tree you will see nothing but emptiness.  I can tell you that you are great, but you must know it from the deepest part of your being, or my words will just be meaningless the first time you are confronted with adversity, fear, or face an unknown situation.  I know you have it in you to come to this place, and when you do then you will understand who and what you are.