My Deepest Fear
August 25th, 2009Some motivation for you all today:
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.
- by Marianne Williamson
(from “A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles”)

I recently posted this in a blog on my Bodyspace profile and here is a response that I loved so much I wanted to share it with you. Amazing how a few good words can change your thinking and fuel your desire to reach new levels!
While the writing is obviously heart felt and sincere, it does not align with my fear.
I do not fear that I will shine too brightly. I don’t fear excelling at all.
I fear that in my mind I see a power and a light within myself that I cannot reach. I fear that one day I will push too hard, push too far for my body to keep up.
That fear does not hold me back, does not slow me down. I embrace it. I use it.
It makes me reach further, train harder to find the end of that rope. Find the limits of my power. The point at which I break my own will, dragging others along with me.
I chase the fear into the darkness that is the untapped strength in us all.
Chase the fear.
Wish I could properly thank the author of these words…he calls himself “TheCrab”, from Virginia. Thank you!!
Tags: inspiration, Mind and Body, Motivation

September 3rd, 2009 at 2:18 am
This is a very inspiring post. Hope people gets to read this. Mind if I share it up? Keep posting!
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:46 am
Please share! Thank you!
September 6th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Hey good stuff…keep up the good work!