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What is your deepest fear?
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Posted over 5 years ago "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. 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. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." |
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| Posted over 5 years ago lenix: I love this. this will go in my notebook |
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| Posted over 5 years ago thanks, me too... |
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| Posted over 5 years ago I WAS 16 WHEN I FIRST HEARD "OUR DEEPEST FEAR" AND IT MADE ME CRY. IT REALLY GOT 2 ME SO I WROTE IT DOWN N BEAUTIFUL EYE CATCHING COLORS WORD 4 WORD AS I KEPT REPEATING THE MOVIE. I CARRIED IT WITH ME EVERYDAY N MY BINDER 4 ALL 2 C. BCUZ OF THAT POEM I GRADUATED WITH HONORS. IT INSPIRED ME AND KEPT ME MOTIVATED. ALOT OF MY FRIENDS N CLASSMATES GOT TOUCHED AS WELL. READING SOMETHING SO LOVELY CAN BE SCARY....BCUZ IT TOUCHES THE SOUL |
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| Posted over 5 years ago Wow! Very powerful lenix...and oh so true...but we really do hide our lights, don't we? Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, worn out and screaming "Woo-hoo"!!! |
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| Posted over 5 years ago It's a beautiful quote. From Marianne Williamson's "A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles" - but it's missing a few bits. “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's not just in some of us; it's 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.” Ted "The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." - Ayn Rand |
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| Posted over 5 years ago Inspirational! Admiring the Struggle it takes to be Human |
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| Posted over 5 years ago Wow! guys i have never heard that before. How inspirational and yet so true. I don't think that we realize how much we directly impact those around us... Very nice, thank you for sharing that. JD |
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| Posted over 5 years ago tdage - thank you so much! I have been searching high and low for the true author of that! I heard it in a movie and knew it had to come from somewhere else lilly - i feel the same way - when i first heard it i froze - it WAS scary to think it - especially at my age |
