How dare we to think that we are short of greatness. We are made in the image of God. To think that we are made for mediocrity is an insult to a great and living God who deposited his very likeness in everyone of us.

I don't like it when I encounter people who shy down themselve when I talk to them. I hate it when they embrace that trait and believe it's something to be praised.

Let's breakdown what shyness is about. Shyness is that feeling or attitude that we have that makes us think that other people are better than us or that we are not worthy to be better than our situation, circumstance or position. I'm not sure about this definition. To be honest its been a long time since I have been shy. I actually surprised myself the other day when I realized i had not an ounce of shyness in me. Nakakatakot baka nga masyadong makapal na mukha ko.

I was in a dance studio in Davao, teaching the introductory program of ACTNOW the creative empowerment workshop I give for free. Midway into the session of around 40 students... in the height and heat of the exercises... I was approached by the head teacher of the studio and whispered something in my ear. She said, "Jourdan I'm sorry to tell you this but your fly has been open."

To my surprise I didn't feel a bit of shame or embarassment. Its not that i didn't care. Its just that the workshop was going so well that i had no time to feel bad or embarassed about my fly being open. It didn't matter. The session was not about me... the program and the session was about the bunch of kids who had big dreams in their hearts and i was there fighting for their hearts with them. I had no time to be shy about what happened. I just hope they took me seriously even if my fly was open all that time.

Shyness is a subtle form of fear and the lowest form of pride. When we are shy we are afraid to be put in the light and believe that we are not worthy enough for attention or recognition. Why not? What do othe people have that we don't have... maybe a lot but so what!!! its not about what we have or don't have that matters... it's who we are that matters.

So who are we? We are all equal. I don't care if that person has 3 houses in Forbes Park and a secret island in Palawan or if he has a chauffer driven Chedeng or a helicopter to go from his house to work... or if he has a lear jet for that matter... to my eyes and to the eyes of God and to the eyes of a little child we are all equal... lahat tayo natutulog pa rin kapag inaantok... nagbabawas pa rin kung kumakain at naliligo pa rin kung pinuputok.

It doesn't matter really what we have achieved or what we have done or where we studied or how much we have in our bank accounts or what we are wearing or the skin of our color (pun intended)... what really matters is how we see ourselves.

I see me as beautiful. I see me as great. And I want to see you also beautiful and great. So stop standing in the shadows of shyness and come out in the light. Because in the light you will see the brilliance of God's glory that has been always there since the time you came out of your mother's womb.