Re: Our Deepest Fear - from nne on

[Guest guest]

Great share,Karla.

I've loved this one since the first time I read it--still need that

encouraging reminder,though.

And it's so true that there's " nothing enlightened about shrinking "

oneself. " Playing small " only serves the people who want to keep slinging their

own mud into our eyes.

Thanks for posting this,

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> 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?

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> 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.

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> 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.

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> 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.

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> -nne on

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