Must you know that yours will be the “better” picture before you pick up the brush and paint? Can it not simply be another picture? Another expression of beauty? Must a rose be “better” than an iris in order to justify it’s existence? I tell you this: you are all flowers in the Garden of the Gods. Neale Donald Walsch
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Sometimes we feel that we must do something in order to be worthy of something, or that we must do things in order to be loved. This quote is an encouragement for us to stop and appreciate what we already have. If we can value our own beauty and worthiness without comparing ourselves to another person or thing, then we will begin to accept ourselves exactly as we are. We will see that we are all flowers in the Garden of the Gods. Flowers do not compete with each other, so why should we? Roses and irises do not compete with each other, so why should we? Roses are simply roses.

Source: Friendship With God: An Uncommon Dialogue

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