"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 is not just in some of us; it is 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."
aplikacja squid
8 years ago
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i love that passage... i think of it everytime i hesitate to do something!
Me too. For so long I thought the way to appease other people was to be some sort of ducking, head-bowed geisha. I still am sensitive to the insecurities of others, but not so much as to take on responsibility for making them feel better... you know... in the presence of my genius :)
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