Our Deepest Fear
by Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson's poem, Our Deepest
Fear, has been inspiring people for decades with its
deeply resonating message about our fear of greatness, of
standing out from the pack.
If you've ever felt that paralyzing fear of stepping forward and
presenting yourself to public scrutiny, you may find your first
impulse is to label it a fear of failure. But in Our Deepest
Fear, Marianne Williamson addresses the other side of that
feeling, the fear of being better than your peers, perhaps even
daring to be the best.
It's a powerful message.
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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 and fabulous?
Actually who are we not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't 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 when 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.
- Marianne Williamson
A Return to Love: Reflections on the
Principles of "A Course in Miracles"
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