The tendency to wrongly identify ourselves is something many people do when they are facing difficulty beyond their comprehension. Even though all of our problems are not resolved, we are making progress and should be grateful and somewhat amazed by that. I am certain that our Heavenly Father is displeased when we refer to ourselves as nobody. How fair is it when we classify ourselves as nobody? How fair are we to our families? How fair are we to our God? When we allow ourselves, through tragedy, misfortune, challenge, discouragement, or whatever Earthly situation, to so identify ourselves as worthless, we do ourselves a great injustice. We cannot find any justification to label ourselves as nobody. We have to meet situations as they come along, without fear and without in any way trying to avoid them. For every issues of life must be met right where it is, and what is wrong must be made right. As children of God we are somebody. He will build us, mold us, and magnify us if we will but hold our heads up, our arms out, and walk with him. What a great blessing it is to be created in God’s image and know of our true potential in and through him. We have the ability to perform complex tasks with unconscious competence, assume leadership and mentor roles in the areas where we have particular strengths, and to make significant contributions to the wider World based upon our unique talents and desire. #RandolphHarris 1 of 5

What a great blessing it is to know that in God’s strength we can do all things. God has provided us with many mighty miracles, which allow us to contemplate in ever greater depth the mysteries of the Universe, achieve a new found sense of awe, reverence, and continuity with him. Sometimes humankind is prone to identify someone they are unfamiliar with as unknown or nobody. Often this is done for self-convenience and an unwillingness to listen. When we have time for serious reflection, it should become clear to us that we all have a unique personal destiny, and that we have to appreciate our own wholeness and worthy, and it is important to love oneself, one’s life, and one’s fate. Once we learn to do this, we will grow farther and faster as we calculate specific objectives within our journey, see our new capabilities, and understand what goals hold the most interest for us. We will discover new prizes along our specific pathways that captures our imagination. This coming to understand our psychological difficulties, and how to clear the passageway in order that the original source of life may flow through us unobstructed, in its most comprehensive sense is called self-awareness. It means a clearing-up in the mind of the unconscious repressions and conflicts which are so deeply buried that we are aware of them only because they re-echo in everything we do, say, and think. #RandolphHarris 2 of 5

God help us to realize that one of our greatest responsibilities and privileges is to life a self-labeled nobody to a somebody, who is wanted, needed, and desirable. “I am nobody” is a destructive philosophy. It is a tool of the deceiver. Coming to one’s self, coming to awareness, coming to understand why and how we started on the wrong path emotionally, explaining this to the self—this is what is meant by self-awareness. However, self-awareness alone is not enough, for this reason: There is an incessant urge back of everything to create, to express life, to come to the gratification of happiness, peace, joy, and self-expression. Self-awareness is not enough. It is merely clearing the track for right action. Something has to be done with self-awareness. We are not seeking a way to escape from life or living, for this would be the exact opposite of the whole purpose of existence, which is to express the self. The journey began when we felt the first stirrings of change in our heart and mind. The more we commune with God and set goals, the more we will release our inborn potential to grow deeper, wiser, and more resilient. Along the way, it is important to celebrate and continue our accomplishments, as well as sharing our success with others and encouraging them in their own journeys. #RandolphHarris 3 of 5

Many heroes of great art and literature also embark upon journeys, which allow them to fulfill their greatest potential. Epic heroes face immense challenges that are metaphors for the challenges we must face in our day-to-day lives, as well as metaphors for coming to terms with the biggest challenge of all: eternal life. To mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, and children everywhere, we declare that regardless of your present station in life you are someone special. Each person grows at a different pace during every stage of life. Use your knowledge acquired from self-renewal to hold the promise of specific gifts in your mind and heart to encourage yourself. Expect that whatever you discover will delight you once you understand why things happen the way they do. Do not allow yourself to be self-condemning. Avoid discouragement. Teach yourself correct principles and govern yourself with honor. As we develop proper self-image in ourselves and others, I promise you the nobody attitude will completely disappear. Choose your companion with care. You will reveal many of your inner truths to this person. He or she must be a good listener and must be secure enough not to be affected by jealousy of your progress, anger at your pace, or worry over how your growth might change the relationship. God lives. He too is someone—real and eternal—and he wants us to be someone with him. #RandolphHarris 4 of 5

Achievement is talent plus preparation. The emerging research indicates that it takes ten thousand hours of practice, or ten years, to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a World-class expert—in anything. In study after study, of composers, basketball players, fictions writers, ice skaters, concert pianists, chess players, master computer programmers, and what have you, this number comes up again and again. Of course, this does not address why some people get more out of their practice sessions than others do. However, no one has yet found a case in which true World-class expertise was accomplished in less time. It seems that it takes the brain this long to assimilate all that it needs to knows to achieve true mastery. Although some people seem to master things as a child, it can take many decades, even into adulthood to really develop genius talent. Mozart, for example, started composing music at age six, but he did not produce his greatest work until he had been composing for more than twenty years. Practice is not the thing you do once you are good. It is the thing you do that makes you good. The other interesting thing about that ten thousand hours, of course, is that ten thousand hours is an enormous amount of time. It is nearly impossible to reach that number all by yourself by the time you are a young adult. You have to have parents who encourage and support you. However, anything is possible for those who love God. #RandolphHarris 5 of 5