Our Deepest Fear

 I'm sure many of you have noticed the numerous proud students donning cap and gown making their way through the streets to graduation.  I always take the time to stop and say congratulations.   Usually they beam back a thank you as they scurry on. Those of us who graduate in life from one phase to another are always such an inspiration to everyone.  Here's hoping that Marianne Williams words encourage you.

 

by Marianne Williamson from A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles (See note below about Nelson Mandela)

“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.”