There will always be people in your life who will NOT and cannot SEE you!
Even if they work with you, live with you, worship with you, or train with you, they may overlook or minimize your brilliance because they are so tethered to stereotypes, labels, or their own understanding of who you are.
Do you know the type?
You tell them what you were called to do, and faster than a New York minute, they will attempt to discourage you.
They will provide reasons why your vision is too large, too unattainable, too risky, and too beyond who they think you are, to be realized.
When you continue to pursue your purpose without their approval and support, they will up the ante. They will use guilt to dissuade you, rejection to coerce you, and the fear of abandonment to intimidate you.
When you are not deterred by their mean-spirited antics or their empty advice (which is really thinly disguised envy), they start smear campaigns to discredit you or to discount your ideas.
👉🏾 Don’t be alarmed. Don’t retaliate. Don’t despair.
Recognize that your current village may not have the capacity to appreciate your future vision.
Recognize that you have changed and your desires and aspirations no longer align with the places that reared you.
Recognize that your birthing place has become a prison and that you MUST leave in order to bloom and build your new life.
Remember…you have a vision, which may require a new village.
Your newfound creativity may demand new comrades, collaborations, and colleagues.
That was and is my story. I bet it was your story, too.
That’s why in I DARE TO BE ME, we talk honestly about friendships, connections, and mutuality.
We honestly and courageously explore the importance of aligned partnerships that support your purpose.
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I look forward to sharing more about how fruitful friendships provide the safety, sustenance, and support you need to soar.
It’s your time to SOAR Higher, and having the right relationships will help you easily take flight.
Thank you, Pastor Dr. Kenneth Lee Samuel, for helping us understand the critical connection between villages and visions.
