Our Greatest Fear

I never truly understood that quote about how our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate..but that we are powerful beyond measure...until now. Somewhere along my journey I began to unconsciously hide away from the attention. I convinced myself that I wanted to be solely behind the scenes, not wanting people to be in my business. With that attention, comes criticism and mean-spirited intentions of digging up true and not-so-true dirt. But so what? I figure if you carry no shame of your past versions' choices, it can't be used as a weapon to harm you. Of course, we're only human so maybe it's easier said than done. So maybe the years of attempting to hide my star-power was a defense mechanism to protect myself from what we all too often see out there on the world wide web. And in a way I'm glad that I've seen it and recognize those people for who they are: sad and angry people who, instead of going towards their own version of success, try to project their dislike of their own life onto others they don't know. When I think of it like that, it reminds me to be kind, be patient and to also always hold my head up a little higher.

How do you interpret that quote and how can you embody this starting today? How can you see the "internet trolls" from a different, more compassionate perspective, while still upholding healthy boundaries? Have you ever participated in the mean-girling online? What did you learn about yourself during these interactions?