“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, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a
child of God. Your playing small does not serve
the world. There is nothing enlightened about
shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We
are all meant to shine, as children do. We were 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 as we let our
own light shine, we
unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we
are liberated from our own fear, our presence
automatically liberates others.”