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Many of us have found Marianne Williamson’s words about our deepest fears inspirational. I have adapted them slightly to personalise it for you. Read it thoughtfully and see what difference it makes coming from the first person voice:
My deepest fear is not that I am inadequate.
My deepest fear is that I am powerful beyond measure.
It is my light, not my darkness that most frightens me.
I ask myself, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who am I not to be? I am a child of God.
My playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around me.
We are all meant to shine, as children do. I am born to make manifest the glory of God that is within me.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as I let my own light shine, I unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As I am liberated from my own fear, my presence automatically liberates others.
So here is my challenge to you: How can you let your light shine more strongly? What knowledge or skills do you have that can liberate others from their limitations? Why are you not moving into your full power – what is stopping you?
And finally: What are you going to do about it?