photos above © by Claudia Henzler
„Where the source of your breath is, there is the source of your dignity.“ Claudia Henzler
image campaign © amref austria.
World Women´s Day, March 8, 2016.
Reflection & text by Claudia Henzler inspired thanks to the image and wording of the „amref health africa – stop the cut“-campaign (top image)
RELEASE. YOU ARE DIGNIFIED.
Today on „world women´s day“ let us all remember, we are all human beings, born with the same inherent dignity. A dignity that is given to us by that which is – was and allways will be. Some call that God, others call it Allah, the source, the divine, the universe, the higher power,… Well, however you may call it, an essential truth is:
You are dignified exactly as you are!
Nobody can cut off your dignity.
Nobody can add anything to your dignity.
Your dignity is always there.
No matter if you are a little baby, an adolescent, a grown up or on your deathbed: You are dignified from the beginning until the end of times.
Remember: no one can ever take your dignity away from you.
It is impossible. It is eternally imprinted in your being. No matter what you lived through. No matter what your wounds are.
You are and always will be dignified.
Words and wordings may be as useful or as manipulative as acts. However not even the greatest words or acts can add one percent to your dignity. And not even the most horrible words or acts can take even one percent of your dignity away from you. Why? Because you are always 100% dignified. Your dignity is unaltered by words and acts. Can you believe that?
It is up to you, to choose to consciously live and reflect this as a reality:
You are 100 % dignified. No matter what. In the best and in the worst times of your life.
Why? Because if it was up to you, to earn dignity, wouldn´t there always miss something? And if it was dependend on any other human being, if you are dignified or not, wouldn´t you be a slave to those around you, trying to manipulate them in order to please them, just to somehow earn your dignity?
This is not what true dignity means. Dignity is given to you already when you came into existence. No matter if you have a great IQ or some limbs missing. No matter if you are an unknown victim of cruel violence or if you are a genius like Leonardo daVinci… still, infront of that what is eternal, you are 100% dignified. 100% . Not more and not less. So: you don´t have to earn dignity, it is inherent in you.
Think about that:
If you weren´t dignified, your breath would stop this very moment. And what if your breath was gone? Can you yourself bring it back?
Where the source of your breath is, there is the source of your dignity.
How about taking a deep breath in gratitude and refreshing yourself at that sparkling source?
Reflection & text by Claudia Henzler inspired thanks to the image and wording of the „amref health africa – stop the cut“-campaign (top image)
PS: My reflection does not mean, that I think violence should continue. No, it should not. However, dignity can never be stolen of no one.
—
SA SCHOOL OF AWARENESS | SCHULE DER ACHTSAMKEIT
photography concepts | workshops | exhibitions
by Claudia Henzler | office@henzlerworks.com | www.henzlerworks.com
https://www.henzlerworks.com/world-womens-day-you-are-dignified/