At lunch yesterday I confessed to a dear friend and my old mentor that I was afraid. I’m afraid of something I can’t put into just one word. I’m afraid of failing, falling, faultering, floundering, flubbing, fixiating on things beyond my control. Finding out there’s more to me that I don’t want to uncover. Falsely believing that my words don’t matter. Failing to see that I matter and God wants to do something with me that I’ve been trying to stop.
I thought my FEAR was that I was inadequate to do what God has called me to do. But then I read Williamson’s quote and realized when I’m liberated of this fear, others will be liberated too.
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 is 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 are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Marianne Williamson
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 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 are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Marianne Williamson
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