Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Our Deepest Fear

Well, I found this quote in, of all places, a baby magazine (that I got for free from this childbirth class. It turns out the teacher is also a columnist for this magazine).

A quote by inspirational book author Marianne Williamson, from her 1992 book "A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracle":

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 wihtin us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our 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.

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