Read and Think
By Marianne
Williamson. I was told that this was quoted by Nelson Mandela in his inaugral
speech, but later I heard that was incorrect. I like the sentiment, nonethless.
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 doesn't serve the world. There's
nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure
around you. You are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within
you. 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're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically
liberates others.