What an exciting evening tonight. The Saints won the Superbowl for the first time and a show called Undercover Boss premiered. What a fabulous concept. This got me thinking about what makes greatness. What makes your life dream filled and full filled?
How many of us were smiling tonight as they showed New Orleans after the game. Whether or not you wanted this team to win the Superbowl, the beauty of seeing a once broken city now shining with pride once again fills the heart. These individuals have worked so very hard to rebuild this awesome city. Tonight dreams were full filled and pride filled the streets. It's amazing for me to watch as a place once destroyed, now celebrates once again. I saw greatness in the players as well as the people of New Orleans.
Following this game was a new show called Undercover Boss. You may find it interesting that I am putting this show in the same category as a great city or under a title called greatness. But this is what I got from this show tonight.
We put rules on what greatness is. Greatness is being rich. Greatness is success. Greatness is a fabulous home. Greatness is... you fill in the blank. But how many times have you stopped to realize that greatness doesn't come in just wealth and fame. Greatness comes from all parts of the world each person playing his or her part to make this world go round.
In the show we met a man who cleaned garbage off the ground. Instead of complaining, this man worked with a happy heart as he was creating a better environment. There was the mom who worked as hard as she could carrying three jobs under the umbrella of one at her company. Why? For the love and success of her family. We also met a woman who collected garbage in her garbage truck who spent time talking with the neighbors in the community. One lady read her a poem about how much she means to her. This lady in the midst of a difficult job, spent time touching peoples lives daily.
So what is greatness? What is following your dreams. Whatever brings you happiness, contentment and bliss. It can be found producing a movie, writing a book or cleaning a building. If your heart fills with pride with what you do for others, you have succeeded in greatness. Being able to look beyond labels or price tags and get to the heart of life. We are all equally important. We are all contributing to this planet. We all can find greatness.
I hope that where ever you are in life; you are happy. If not, what would that dream be? What would you do today to bring you bliss? What is one step you can take at the beginning of this new week that will take you closer to greatness? I wish this of you always. May all your dreams come true.
Deena
“If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you.”
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