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
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
a poem from a book written by somebody else
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