The excerpt below is taken from Marianne Williamson’s book, A Return to Love. It is one of the my favorite passages and I read it often as it serves as a constant reminder of what a blessing it is to just be alive and to have the opportunity to show up and express the light that is within us. I hope you enjoy it and remember…as each one of us more brightly shines, so the world shall be illuminated.
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 is not just in some of us; it is 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.
~ Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love
Peace & Blessings!
posted June 11, 2009 at 7:55 pm
I was very encouraged by that excerpt. I constantly thank God everyday for allowing me to be a gift given light in this present world. I worshipped in an environment where I shrank alot because we were not encouraged to let go and let God have his way. However, I am free and whom the Son sets free is free in deed. Now, no matter where I go I encourage others to allow their God given gift of his light to brightly shine that other’s will see the glory of God and He can and shall ever be clearly seen.
posted June 12, 2009 at 8:21 am
this is so beautiful and i needed to hear it today.
i am buying the book as soon as i get to a book store.
posted June 12, 2009 at 7:35 pm
IM TOUCHED THATS A FEELING I’VE BEEN HAVING FOR A LONG TIME.I CANT HELP BUT SHARE HOW BLESSED I’VE BEEN THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.EVEN DURING THESE TROUBLED TIMES I LOG ONTO BELIEFNET EVERYDAY FOR THESE SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS THANK YOU FOR BELIEFNET.
posted June 13, 2009 at 6:45 am
This is so true 4 anyone. It helps me as a single mom with many,many worries and challenges but gives me the encouragement and lift to go on day by day sometimes hour by hour. Thank you God–I am really blessed!!!!!
posted June 13, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Undoubtly above excerpt is axiomatic truth,but it is be fabulous & becomes easy practical instrument in progressive purposeful becoming to come out from deepest fear when cuase of fear to be highlighted in perpetual & scientific way which is felt in our mind.So that maximum people of the world could wipe out theirs illussion & fascination in day light, and establish own distinctiveness & liberty which draw a trust,integrate,peace & happy world.
posted June 14, 2009 at 10:37 pm
It was when I discovered that EVERYBODY had a right to feel this way – and not just me – that I was able to return to mental health as A child of God, and not THE Child of God. When I was 20, I had that delusion, and felt FREE and unfettered; I felt fabulous and beautiful, and truly liberated. In the mental ward, however, the doctors did their utmost to bring me back to Earth – and succeeded. To read that a perfectly “normal” woman has these feelings – and wishes to impart this wisdom to others – has freed me even more. Today, I welcome a new awakening as to my power and freedom – thank you, Marianne, for opening my eyes to this truth.