You Are Worthy!

August 24, 2008

Dear Friends,

Because it’s my birthday, August 24th is a very special day for me. But this year, it is twice as special, because it is also the day that my new grandson will be christened.

Regardless of what christening may mean in various religious circles, I like to think of christening as a ceremony in which the true identity of a baby is named and proclaimed. And what is that true identity? The same identity that you, and I, and everyone on this planet share: We are all children of God—individual expressions of the Divine. And as such, we are all divinely privileged, divinely protected, and divinely loved.

To receive this love we don’t have to do a single thing. Just the fact that we exist—just being—is cause enough for celebration. And, as children of the Divine, we are all divinely entitled to lives of peace, prosperity, and fulfillment.

Unfortunately, we don’t always feel this sense of divine entitlement, do we? Instead of feeling that we have a divine right to whatever it is we want to have, do, or be in life, we may feel that we don’t deserve to have our dreams come true. We may feel that we are not good enough, or smart enough, or capable enough. In a word, we may feel that we are not “worthy.”

This is a big issue, because our thoughts about ourselves influence the choices that we make in life. And choices based on feelings of low self-worth can easily sabotage our ability to fulfill our heart’s desires.

I wish there was a magic wand I could wave that would cause every single person on this planet to immediately recognize his or her innate worth as a beloved child of the Divine. Obviously, I don’t have a wand like that. However, I do have a helpful tool. It is an affirmation that “wrote itself” through me a few years ago.

Although August 24th is a day when gifts are typically given to me, today I offer this affirmation as a gift to you. You will find it included below.

Happy Being Day!

Steven


AN AFFIRMATION OF WORTH

God is All That Is.
And I am part of All That Is.
Without me, part of God would be missing.
And God would not be God.

Therefore,
let me acknowledge and honor
my innate worth as a vital part of God.
It is through me that God knows God’s Self
in a way that no other experience can duplicate.
God cherishes my existence,
and it is God’s great pleasure
to help me fulfill my heart’s desires effortlessly.

It doesn’t matter to whom I was born,
what circumstances followed,
or what decisions I made about myself as a result.
Nor does it matter
how I think anyone else perceives my value.

I know that I am a precious and essential
part of this Universe . . .
that I have a right to be here,
and that I have a special destiny to fulfill
in this time and place.

I am wanted.
I am needed.
I am worthy and deserving.

I am a Holy Child of God.
Peace, joy, and prosperity
are mine by divine right.
And I claim my divine inheritance now!


© 2008 by Steven Lane Taylor
Author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
A Guide for Living Life in the Divine Flow