Our Greatest Fear

Lizzy and I watched a great movie yesterday: Akeelah and the Bee. I know you are all laughing, but it was actually an inspiring movie. There was a great quote in the movie that I woke up this morning thinking about that I wanted to share with everyone. It is by Marianne Williamson, in her book "Return to Love."

Our Greatest Fear

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 and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other

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 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