Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Powerful Beyond Measure

"Awakening"
by Duy Huynh

from A Return to Love
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. 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 does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is 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.

3 comments:

myesha said...

An absolutely perfect message. This came at an unbelievably perfect time. Thank you for sharing!! See you soon.

Pat said...

I first learned of it from Sheryl. I've shared it on this blog before, but I needed to hear it again. I figured someone else might benefit too. :-)

Sheryl McCalla said...

At the beginning of 2010 I printed out 12 inspirational messages and each month I've put one on our upstairs bathroom mirror. This is the one I've been saving for December.

P.S. My boss has a Duy Huynh picture on her bulletin board. She didn't know who it was; just knew she loved it. A good sign??