"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,
and fabulous?
Actually, who are we 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 won't feel
insecure around you. 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 fears, our
presence automatically liberates others."
