Our
Deepest Fear
By Marianne Williamson
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.
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.
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.
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.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's
not just in some of us; Its 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.
Note: This inspiring quote on our deepest fear is taken from Marianne Williamson's inspiring book A Return to Love. Though often quoted as part of Nelson Mandela's moving inaugural speech, "Our Deepest Fear" does not appear in the speech. Marianne Williamson herself has commented on this mistaken attribution. For Marianne's website, click here. For other highly inspiring poems, click here.
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