Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate…
I used this quote this week at my Monday morning Toastmasters meeting:
“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 we not to be?
Our playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do…
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as we let our light shine, we subconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
(Marianne Williamson, author, from A Return to Love, 1992. Ack C Wilson and J Cooke)
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March 8, 2012 at 3:07 pm
What a great quote and how true it is. Thanks for sharing
March 8, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Thanks, Sean. It IS true, yet we need to be reminded…again and again… 🙂
Robin
March 8, 2012 at 8:59 pm
That sure is a powerful quotation. I will keep it handy and try and remember to read it when I am feeling small.
March 13, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Keeping it handy is a good idea – I printed it out for my presentation, after which someone asked for a copy, so I simply handed them mine. I’ll print it out again, in nice big font, and post it where I can see it!
July 9, 2012 at 10:47 am
Reblogged this on Kapoxy Communication and commented:
What else do you need for inspiration
July 9, 2012 at 10:52 am
that is more than true. I like it