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."