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| Urban Venus on the Half Shell watercolor pencils on watercolor paper 8/2011 |
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 you 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 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 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
I recently found these words written by Marianne Williamson in a drawer where I put them a few years ago. Finding them was like finding a secret stash of inspiration. These words remind me to not get stuck in the muck of communication gone awry.
We are all here on this planet to have an experience. As humans, we have a capacity for deeper, more meaningful connections and interactions. They begin with our family and branch out into the world, friends, coworkers, people we see in our daily interactions.
We all have beauty, we are all magnificent and glorious. But we don’t always remember this especially if someone is yelling at us and messing with the flow of karma.
Recently my son’s father left me mean messages on my answering machine, instead of calmly explaining what his problem is. In another time, I would of shrunk and let this bother me all day. But today, I decided that it isn’t worth letting go of my joy for.
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