Enlightened

Sometimes I wonder if I am afraid to fail. Reading the below now I see that perhaps I am actually afraid to succeed.

"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
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.

We are 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."

Authored and published by Marianne
Williamson