June 20, 2009

Authenticity


“When I was a child my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general; if you become a monk, you'll end up as the pope. Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso."

Such a cool idea isn't it? Picasso wasn’t always “Picasso.” He was just a painter, that’s who he was and who he wanted to be. Fame (empty words) came later but had nothing to do with who he knew he needed to be. It's our destiny to figure out who we are and then fully become that person. What we are truly capable of will astound us and being our truest self is the single greatest adventure we could ever have. Try. You won't fail.