Thursday, March 25, 2010

Our Deepest Fear

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented or fabulous?
Actually, who are we not to be?
You are a child of God.
You playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other peolpe won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine as children do.
We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And when we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people the permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, Our presence automatically liberates others.

Marianne Williamson