March 13, 2005

Our Deepest Fear...

Sent to me by JS...

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 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 doesn’t serve the World.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people wont feel insecure around you.
We were born to 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.

- Nelson Mandela

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