— ENSIGN CHEKOV. THE WAY TO EDEN. 5832.3

This time we’ll start with our daily affirmation, by repeating Chekov’s words just as he spoke them. Go ahead: Say them to yourself. Again—aloud. And loud.

Now once more… and mean it this time!

Of course, some of us can’t seem to “mean” it, no matter how loud we shout. After all, what if we aren’t particularly proud of what we are? What if our lives are full of activities we don’t believe in—at least not passionately? Most of us are still searching; we’re far from perfect; we’re still on that long, laborious journey to becoming the person we’d like to be. Surely we’re not being asked to lie to ourselves, to pretend to be something we’re not.

Actually, there’s no need to pretend. To realize you’re on that journey of “becoming” is a proud tradition in itself. To recognize that you’re imperfect, that you’re still searching, is to believe in the Self within you which is perfect, which is the culmination of your search.

Besides, we aren’t being asked to be proud of the outward roles we may play in this life—whether teacher or Starfleet crewman or migrant spacedock worker. Our deepest pride comes from what we already are, what each of us always will be: A child of The Universe. To repeat Checkov’s words is to be transformed by that.

So once again, say it. Aloud. Loud. And mean it.

I am proud of what I am. I believe in what I do.

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The above meditation is taken from Going Boldly on Your Inner Voyage © 1999-2004, IF Books.

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