“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 most.
We ask ourselves,
'Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous,
talented,
and famous?'
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 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 all of us.
And when 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."
- Maryann Williamson
Sunday, January 28, 2007
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Yay!
Did you watch "Akeela and the Bee?" 'Cause I liked that movie! :O)
This is such an intriguing quote! I love the idea of being born to make manifest the glory of God - like an artist's painting manifests the talent of the painter (I got that analogy from Johnnie Babb and have appreciated it ever since).
I did watch it this weekend - loved it!
I LOVE love love this quote.
Great minds think alike. We just watched it too! Earl LOVED it! Some PHC students made cracks that we are now into "B" movies :) GREAT quote! The Halls
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