Don't dare to think of yourself as less than magnificent!

Don't dare to think of yourself as less than magnificent!
-author unknown

This saying blows me away.   I do not know the context, the reason why it was said, but it hits me like a ton of bricks.

First, the author says "Don't dare!"  Like she (or he) won't tolerate thinking other than those thoughts toward yourself that are magnificent.   What a statement!  

Second, that there is a fundamental problem with anyone thinking of themselves as something less than magnificent.   Like by thinking otherwise, we are violating a fundamental law of the universe.

I love this statement.   It shakes me out of the common, everyday thoughts that seem to run through my head.   Trust me, those thoughts are less than magnificent!  I need someone to remind me that there are some fundamental truths that exist whether I think they pertain to me or not.

1.  I am a magnificent creation.  

What are the chances that of all the billions upon billions of cells and billions upon billions of chemical processes taking place, that I am even alive.   How much more remote a chance that I am alive at this time and place.   On top of it all, that I am not only a collection of cells, but that I can think, reason, feel, perceive myself, perceive the world around me. 

2.  I recognize that others are magnificent

Not only is it beyond wonderful that I am a magnificent creation, but that there are 6 billion other people on this planet that are just as magnificent.   This really blows me away.  I could see myself as a cosmic accident.   Perhaps a bit of information that just happened to find a body; a bit of spirit that found the flesh it needed to be aware of itself in this time and space.   But 6 billion!   There is a purpose there!   6 billion spirits having 6 billion human experiences.   My mind is boggled!

If anyone knows who said this quote or from where it came, please tell me!   I would love to know!