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 we not to be?
You are a child of  God.
Your playing small doesn't 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 when 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.

- Marianne Williamson