Tuesday 21 June 2011

Our Deepest Fear

This is my favourite poem. It resonates so much to me. Just thought I’d share it.

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 and fabulous?
Actually who are you not to be?
You are a child of God
Your playing small does not serve the world
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you
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 permission to do the same
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others

Marianne Williamson


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