Feb. 28, 2008
Provoking...
Posted in Randomness
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 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.
a return to love.
Author~Marianne Williamson
Comments
Feb. 29, 2008 - Neat!
Posted by MayTheyBeMightyMen
I've never seen this movie, though it's been recommended many times my many different people. This is a fabulous quote, and I think my kids and I will memorize it.
Thanks for sharing!
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Feb. 29, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by SuzyScribbles
Oh, I love that quote. It is fantastic. You know, since I've been writing, it's dawned on my that since we are created in God's image, we are, in a sense, "creators" too. We create our characters, set up their lives, give them problems to solve so they can grow, yet WE know the solution and the ending to the story. Isn't that what God is doing with us and our world?
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Mar. 1, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by jsgay97
This is one of my favorite quotes of all time. I thought you might want to see the whole thing.
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 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.
a return to love - marianne williamson
Jennifer
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Mar. 8, 2008 - This is one of my favorite quotes!
Posted by bbullard
It is also used in part in the movie Coach Carter (Samuel Jackson). I have tried to Google it to no avail. Do you by chance know who said the words originally?
Hope all is well,
Belinda@With a Taste of Chocolate
P.S.
Once I clicked on the "Post Comment", I saw that another commenter had copied the whole citation into her comment, so I copied it for later review. Thanks
Edited by bbullard on Mar. 8, 2008 at 5:22 PM
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