We tend to disempower ourselves. We tend to believe that we don’t matter. And in the act of taking that idea to ourselves we give everything away to somebody else, to something else.
Interpretation
We often underestimate our own value and power, allowing external influences to take control of our lives.
Terence McKenna's quote highlights the tendency of individuals to diminish their self-worth, leading them to yield control of their lives to outside forces. This disempowerment arises from a belief that one does not have significance, ultimately resulting in a loss of agency and personal power.
In practice
In a motivational seminar to encourage self-empowerment.
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There are many things which we can afford to forget which it is yet well to learn.
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Above all, live in the present moment and God will give you all the grace you need.
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