Tuesday, June 7, 2011

A powerful quote that moves me beyond words

"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."

Marianne Williamson

4 comments:

Ashley Sisk said...

So powerful - I'm probably going to post this on facebook now.

LisaWeidknecht said...

I love this one. It's challenging though to find the balance between this and not being too full of pride. Ah, the contradictions He gives us to wrestle with!
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shelbylately.com said...

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Empowered Momma J said...

Speachless. I wish I had this qoute when I wrote http://www.theempoweredmomma.com/2012/04/spread-your-wings-and-fly.html

Thank you for the powerful message