The Divine Original

self esteem

how we see ourselves

how we are defined

we have a choice it seems

as to who defines us

Mostly I allow myself to be defined

by those around me

I listen to the voices

oh do I listen to the voices

you are smart

you are an idiot

you are talented

you are really not very good at what you do

you are kind

you are negligent

you are handsome, or not

you are a good person

you are not

so bit by bit

opinion by opinion

voice by voice

we are domesticated

 modified

and we try to pretend to be what we are not

and we are not happy

it doesn't work

to dance someone else's dance

we try to please everyone

but we cannot please ourselves

no wonder Jesus suggested we be more

like children

who are freer and wilder

who spin and dance with abandon

who skip and hope

laugh and

giggle

whose attention in is the moment

who are comfortable

in their own skin