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 others won't feel insecure around you.
We were 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.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
by Marianne Williamson
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i love this! it's by Marianne Williamson. (from her book A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles)
did you omit some parts on purpose? there are a couple good lines missing...?
I had no idea who it was by! send me the couple of good lines that are missing, I just found this and copied it in as I saw it...
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.
Just found out it was transcribed directly from the film Coach Carter..! when you can let me know what the extra good missing lines are!
The parts that were missing the first time: "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."; and "We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us."
you got it in there now!
My guess is that Coach Carter was not talking to a group of persons who would've been all that motivated by hearing that they were brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous. :)
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