Our Deepest Fear By Marianne Williamson

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, 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 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're liberated from our own fear,  Our presence automatically liberates others