Friday, January 05, 2007

Hits home...............

Stumbled across this quote today. It nearly took my breath away.


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.

Yeah, who am I not to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Who is everyone else not to be to? It really is in everyone, that light, that shining. It really is.

3 comments:

Claremont First Ward said...

Humm......you are right! That quote is very empowering and lovely, isn't it? Who said that?

megs105 said...

I so fall in love with you every time I read your blog! You are so awesome and we missed you this weekend!

Anonymous said...

You are once again (always) amazing.