“ Our deepest fear
is not that we are inadequate
Our deepest fear is that
we are p o w e r f u l beyond measure
It is our l i g h t
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?
There is nothing enlightened
about s h r i n k i n g
so that other people won't feel insecure around you
We are all meant to shine as children do
We were born
to make m a n i f e s t 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 l i b e r a t e d from our own fear
our presence automatically liberates others. ”
- Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"
