"Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,

But 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 wont feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.

It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.

And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give

other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our fear,

Our presence automatically liberates others."

 -Marianne Williamson