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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.


"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 in·se·cure
adj.
1. Lacking emotional stability; not well-adjusted.

2. Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety.



in
 around you.

"We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest manifest 1) adj., adv. completely obvious or evident. 2) n. a written list of goods in a shipment.


MANIFEST, com. law. A written instrument containing a true account of the cargo of a ship or commercial vessel.
     2.
 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 lib·er·ate  
tr.v. lib·er·at·ed, lib·er·at·ing, lib·er·ates
1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.

2. Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
 from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." (Marianne Williamson Marianne Williamson (born July 8, 1952)[1] is a spiritual activist, author, lecturer and founder of The Peace Alliance, a grass roots campaign supporting legislation currently before Congress to establish a United States Department of Peace. , A Return To Love; HarperCollins, 1992)
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Title Annotation:spirituality cafe
Author:Hendrickson, Mary Lynn
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Sep 1, 2003
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