our deepest fear

Marianne Williamson
Return to Love
"Our deepest fear is not
that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear in 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
enlightening about
shrinking
so that other people won’t
feel unsure around you.
We were born to make
manifest the glory of God
that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it
is in everyone.
As we let our own Light
shine,
we consciously give other
people permission to do
the same.
As we are liberated from
our own fear,
our presence automatically
liberates others."

Achievement through it all

"Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself. You may be surprised at how easily this happens. Your doubts are not as powerful as your desires, unless you make them so."

Marcia Wieder

"To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can."
Arthur Ashe

A man may fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

~   John Burroughs

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
Ralph Waldo Emerson"If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."
Thomas Edison

"Strong, deeply rooted desire is the starting point of all achievement."
Napoleon Hill

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."
William James

Shoot for the moon.  Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.  ~Les Brown

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers.  But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.  ~Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy, 1996

You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.  ~Charles C. Noble


Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.  ~Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book


Don't live down to expectations.  Go out there and do something remarkable.  ~Wendy Wasserstein


Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.  ~Art Linkletter


I hope when you count the stars you begin with yourself, and may you embrace the moonlight with your dreams.  ~Dodinsky