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.”
