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 and fabulous?"
Actually, who are you not to be?!
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn�t serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won�t feel insecure 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.
And, as we let our own 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.
- Nelson Mandela, political prisoner for decades, world leader in human rights, and ex-President of South Africa
Originally written by Marianne Williamson, American inspirational writer, from her book "A Return To Love"
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