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LIVE YOUR BELIEFS AND YOU CAN TURN THE WORLD AROUND.

—Henry David Thoreau

When you were born, you were powerfully connected to a rich, deep world, a world of magic and enchantment. You could do anything.

But then your parents got ahold of you.

“It's wrong to speak your mind,” crazy to talk to the angels, ridiculous to think you could be a painter.

Why did you believe them?

Pablo Casals, the famous cellist, once said,

Each second we live in a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that never was before and will never be again. And what do we teach our children in school? We teach them that two and two makes four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are?

We should say to each of them: You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the world there is no other child exactly like you. In the millions of years that have passed there has never been a child like you. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything.

In other words, you are not here to “get by.”

You are here to create the good, the beautiful, and the holy. You're here to dance, to spread love, to write symphonies, to give birth to the very best that is inside of you. You are here on this planet to love big. To think big thoughts, to dream big dreams.

Those dysfunctional families that you love to go on and on about? You can heal them.

The crime? The overcrowding? The greed that so pervades our culture? You can change it.

You have that kind of power. But you have forgotten. You've squandered your power on meaningless things. You've bartered it away for security. You've wasted your talent by not trusting it. You've hidden your individuality for a paycheck.

There's a very wise tribe in South America. When someone in their village does something wrong—like steal a neighbor's papaya—the village gathers in a very important tribal meeting. They take the offender, place him in the middle of a circle, and begin to tell wonderful stories about him, stories from his childhood, stories that honor who he is. Remember that time that Kunta climbed the coconut tree faster than anyone else? Remember the time he made that seashell necklace for his grandmother? To them, it's obvious that if he is stealing papayas he has forgotten who he is.

That's what most of us have done. We have forgotten who we are. So now, we're going to put you in a tribal circle and remind you.

1 You are a precious child, loved beyond your wildest imagination by the Creator of all things.

2 You are a one-of-a-kind miracle, a priceless treasure. You have qualities in mind, speech, movement, and appearance like no one who has ever lived. In all the 78 billion humans who have walked this planet, not one has even had the same fingerprint. Nor will there ever be another like you.

3 You have the power and the ability to make a huge difference in this world. In fact, your contribution is one that no one else will be able to make.

4 Your mind is capable of coming up with incredible, Earth-shattering ideas. They are ideas the world needs.

5 You have at least one idea that can save the world.

6 You have two jobs. The first is to discover and sing your own song. The second is to spread love. Both will entail dancing.

7 Every cell in your body radiates love. Your smile can brighten a room. Your words can inspire someone to forgive instead of kill. You have the ability to turn fear into hope, horror into peace. You can uplift the despondent, cheer the unhappy, warm the lonely, and encourage the defeated. This is your responsibility as a human being on this planet.

8 You are a miracle worker. If miracles are not a part of your day-to-day experience, something has gone wrong.

9 You are a champion in a championship game.

10 The world is watching and waiting to applaud.