The Butterfly Project© 2009
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Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid. –Basil King
It’s time.
It’s been a long time coming, and there’s only one way to get there. The stage has been set and the crowd is waiting – on you.
This is quite possibly the most important moment of your life. At this very moment you have a decision to make. Do you take the stage and play the part you were born to play the way only you can play it, or do you hide behind the curtains and watch everyone else go on stage, wishing it was you?
The world doesn’t need another actor portraying a part. It doesn’t need another pretender who has memorized someone else’s lines. The world needs an original. The world needs you.
The power you have is immense. The crowd is desperate for the real thing and you have it. Up to this point you toyed with the idea of what you could be and you danced around the truth, wondering what it would be like to lay it all out there for the world to see -but in the end you shrink back in fear, preferring the anonymity of playing the part of someone else - it’s safer that way. No one gets hurt.
You console yourself with excuses. “What if they reject me? What if I’m not good enough? What if I fail? What if they make fun of me or think I’m nuts? What if everyone leaves me…or _____.” You fill in the blanks.
Right now, even as you read this, somewhere in your heart, a voice is calling out to you. It may be calling softly, or it may be as loud as day, but it’s calling you. What does the voice say?
“It’s time,” it says. “This is your moment. Take the stage and show the world who you really are.”
The crowd has begun to murmur. The anticipation of your appearance is at an all time high. “No more impostors,” they say. “We’ve seen enough of those. Give us something real.”
All your life you’ve had an inkling you were somehow special. You couldn’t put your finger on it, but that little voice has always been there somewhere, whispering that you have something no one else has.
Because you do.
It doesn’t matter how you got here. It’s was all just a series of events leading up to this moment. What matters is now. This is your moment to shine.
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. See yourself on that stage. That stage is your life. Each and every person watching has been waiting to see that one special thing that can only come from you – because only you have it. No more pretending. No more copycat routines. No more hiding behind your circumstances or blaming someone else. This is your life. You decide how the story ends.
Or begins.
The curtain is going up now. The applause is deafening as the crowd anticipates your appearance. They’ve waited a long time for you to come out - although no one has waited for this moment longer than you.
Sure, you’ll make some mistakes. Maybe you’ll forget some of your lines. Some parts of your script will get forgotten in the excitement and others will appear out of thin air - but, when the curtain falls, at the very least, you will be able to say in all honesty:
“This is me – and I lived.”
It’s time.
It’s been a long time coming, and there’s only one way to get there. The stage has been set and the crowd is waiting – on you.
This is quite possibly the most important moment of your life. At this very moment you have a decision to make. Do you take the stage and play the part you were born to play the way only you can play it, or do you hide behind the curtains and watch everyone else go on stage, wishing it was you?
The world doesn’t need another actor portraying a part. It doesn’t need another pretender who has memorized someone else’s lines. The world needs an original. The world needs you.
The power you have is immense. The crowd is desperate for the real thing and you have it. Up to this point you toyed with the idea of what you could be and you danced around the truth, wondering what it would be like to lay it all out there for the world to see -but in the end you shrink back in fear, preferring the anonymity of playing the part of someone else - it’s safer that way. No one gets hurt.
You console yourself with excuses. “What if they reject me? What if I’m not good enough? What if I fail? What if they make fun of me or think I’m nuts? What if everyone leaves me…or _____.” You fill in the blanks.
Right now, even as you read this, somewhere in your heart, a voice is calling out to you. It may be calling softly, or it may be as loud as day, but it’s calling you. What does the voice say?
“It’s time,” it says. “This is your moment. Take the stage and show the world who you really are.”
The crowd has begun to murmur. The anticipation of your appearance is at an all time high. “No more impostors,” they say. “We’ve seen enough of those. Give us something real.”
All your life you’ve had an inkling you were somehow special. You couldn’t put your finger on it, but that little voice has always been there somewhere, whispering that you have something no one else has.
Because you do.
It doesn’t matter how you got here. It’s was all just a series of events leading up to this moment. What matters is now. This is your moment to shine.
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. See yourself on that stage. That stage is your life. Each and every person watching has been waiting to see that one special thing that can only come from you – because only you have it. No more pretending. No more copycat routines. No more hiding behind your circumstances or blaming someone else. This is your life. You decide how the story ends.
Or begins.
The curtain is going up now. The applause is deafening as the crowd anticipates your appearance. They’ve waited a long time for you to come out - although no one has waited for this moment longer than you.
Sure, you’ll make some mistakes. Maybe you’ll forget some of your lines. Some parts of your script will get forgotten in the excitement and others will appear out of thin air - but, when the curtain falls, at the very least, you will be able to say in all honesty:
“This is me – and I lived.”
