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from A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson:
“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’s 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’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Just to clarify, Nelson Mandela has nothing to do with this quote–despite everyone in the world thinking he said it. It was Marianne Williamson, a woman who has lots to teach us Crazy Girls about looking within and finding peace, joy, and fulfillment.
What are the fears that you need to liberate yourself from? In what ways have you been playing small? Have you seen that your owning your fabulousness allows others to own their own? Share your stories!
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