A voice teacher once told a group of students in a singing workshop to always remember, "You are enough."
The significance of that statement has grown for me over the years since I first heard it, and it seems a fitting message for graduates beginning a new life out of school or for anyone who's ready for a new beginning.
As a singer, I understood the statement as a defense against all of the other voices that get in the way of singing - "So and so could sing this so much better than I can." "If only I could hit that one note more securely." Or, the night before performance, "I need another week to really get this down." Obviously these kinds of sentiments aren't limited to singing, and similar doubts come to mind when pursuing any worthwhile endeavor.
The concept "you are enough" means to me knowing that you have what it takes to do what you need to do. The reason that this is true is because of the free access we all have to our Creator's love, balance, order, and intelligence.
Mary Baker Eddy, who discovered Christian Science, wrote that God's creation, man, including male and female, "reflects spiritually all that belongs to his Maker" ("Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," p. 475). There is nothing good that's inaccessible to any of us. Consequently, "You are enough."
Of course this doesn't mean that you don't have more to learn about this "enough." We all do. But at any given moment, you have the strength and ability to do what you're called upon to do.
This isn't a cheerleading, self-help, build-your-self-esteem pep-talk. It's based on the solid fact of who you are as God created you. Singer/songwriter Mindy Jostyn put it well in her song, "In His Eyes": "You're ... a triumph of heavenly skill."
A classic example of someone who had to realize for himself "You are enough" is Moses. Moses' response to God's direction to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt was similar to the way most of us would probably respond: "You mean me?"
The biblical account reads, "Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?" (Ex. 3:11).
The Amplified Bible has an insightful footnote to that verse, taken from F.B. Meyer, "Moses, the Servant of God": "There was something more than humility here; there was a tone of self- depreciation which was inconsistent with a true faith in God's selection and appointment. Surely it is God's business to choose His special instruments; and when we are persuaded that we are in the line of His purpose, we have no right to question the wisdom of His appointment. To do so is to depreciate His wisdom or to doubt His power and willingness to become all that is necessary to complete our need."
Moses did free the Israelites, and God's help was with him at every step. It was no easy ride, with all sorts of obstacles, delays, and hardships, including resentful followers.
One could argue that believing in himself was not so hard for Moses because he first heard God speak from a bush that was on fire but not being consumed; he could be sure that it was God indeed who was calling him to this mission.
But the callings we feel, even though not as dramatic, are significant and worth listening to and following. And what reassures further is God's answer to Moses' first doubts. God said, "Certainly I will be with thee."
That divine message is another reason why you can say with authority, "I am enough." God is with you each step of the way.
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Nearly 75% of civil servants find security restricts digital progress - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives
A survey of central government staff has revealed that most (74 percent) believe they would be more productive if the security controls on the devices that they use were less restrictive.
Last year, CESG, the information security arm of GCHQ, advised government that although Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategies are possible for public sector organisations, it is not recommended.
It appears that the government has adhered to the advice, as 95 percent of respondents to the Digital Public Services Survey said that they are not able to access applications they use on a daily basis on their mobile phones.
Civil Service World surveyed nearly 2,500 central government civil servants from departments including the Ministry of Defence (MoD), HM Revenues & Customs (HMRC) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), on behalf of Unify, formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications.
Despite the government making some headway in making data more open, 46 percent of respondents said that being unable to use and share data because of technical controls was a major barrier to the civil service becoming 'more modern'. A fifth said that the lack of access to data prevented them from doing their jobs effectively.
Furthermore, few civil servants (just nine percent) were aware of the government's plans to streamline security controls so that information can be shared more easily on standardised IT. In October, the Cabinet Office announced a reduction in the number of Whitehall security classification levels from six to just three - Top Secret, Secret and Official. This will come into effect in April 2014.
Michael Bowyer, director of public sector strategy and CTO at Unify, said: "A key element of the Civil Service reform agenda is the shift to a modern workplace. Currently, security controls prevent individuals from maximising their full potential and the campaign has stagnated.
"Security should grow organically with the modern workplace and provide civil servants the platform where they have freedom to work productively and collaboratively while securing government data."
The survey also sought to discover civil servants' attitude to the government's digital-by-default agenda.
While 40 percent said that they were receiving clear leadership regarding the strategy, just 52 percent are aware of their digital leader.
Only 36 percent believed that their department has the skills and capabilities required to carry out the digital-by-default agenda, while 28 percent of people in IT roles were not even aware of digital initiatives within their own departments.
In addition, respondents believe that the rate at which central government is implementing new technology is too slow and therefore hampers productivity.
Only 20 percent of civil servants in IT roles feel that the implementation is being done quickly enough to be effective.
Meanwhile, just 39 percent of employees who have had access to new technology in the past three years are happy with the pace of the rollout.
Bowyer said: "Emerging technologies such as WebRTC will enable civil servants to access information and applications more efficiently and cost-effectively, but to have an impact they must be fully embraced by the public sector.
"For the benefits of new communications technology to be harnessed securely, the civil service must act quickly and proactively to implement the likes of WebRTC while it can be controlled. Longer implementation processes will not only see benefits diminish, they will see government departments lose control over their sensitive data."
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