Our deepest fear

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.

If you ignore the strike through bits, that's some inspirational stuff.

I remembered the first two lines of this the other day, and I couldn't remember where I heard it. So I googled it, and after the reading the whole thing, I've got this distant, fuzzy memory of reading it, for what I think might have been my conformation. Not too sure, but it's strange that it would come back to me now, especially since I rank my conformation waaaaay down on my list of things to be remembered.

Upon reading it, you might think that, sure, it's pretty, everyone fears that they're inadequate, not that they're powerful. Really? So you've never held yourself back from doing something you know you could have done?

We should all shine. We can all be something. I'm always saying that there's always a reason to keep fighting in life, fighting for yourself, or your goals, fighting because sometimes it's all we can do. Fighting to save yourself. But I rarely talk about shining, and I don't think I've ever talked about liberating others to feel good too. If you think about it, you might know someone who does unconsciously liberate other people from fear, and these people should be the ones that deserve a smile, and a hug, for what would appear to be no reason to them, but we would know it's because they shine and cast a glow on those around them. The cynics, the critics, the complainers - and I've been all of these at some point, and frequently- well, they deserve to shine too, and to let go of the negative and focus on everything that is good, because it's difficult, but there always is something good, no matter how small, and finding it is always worth doing.

It's kind of like I'm always singing a different tune, isn't it? Today an optimist, sometimes a pessimist, sometimes saying there's no point in either and that we should all just live. But I'm just a kid, trying to understand the labyrinth, and today's conclusion is that we should all shine like the stars we truly can be when we fight our fear (fighting again, see?) and fill the labyrinth with light.

Peace and love,
Cíara.
xox