This quote was featured (albeit a bit edited) in the fantastic movie Coach Carter staring Samuel L. Jackson. If ever there was an inspirational passage to live your life by, this is it. I currently have this posted at my job as the Quote of the Week.
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.
--Marianne Williamson
I feel that I am living proof of this quote—although I’m not entirely certain “gorgeous” or “fabulous” have ever been used to describe me. However, I feel that by stepping out on the frontiers of my passion and following my dream, it has made me a better husband, father, friend, and even a better overall person. Follow Ms. Williamson’s advice. Be liberated of your fear. Liberate others. Let your light shine as God intended.
And if you are afraid of failing, just remember what Theodore Roosevelt said back in 1910:
It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
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.
--Marianne Williamson
I feel that I am living proof of this quote—although I’m not entirely certain “gorgeous” or “fabulous” have ever been used to describe me. However, I feel that by stepping out on the frontiers of my passion and following my dream, it has made me a better husband, father, friend, and even a better overall person. Follow Ms. Williamson’s advice. Be liberated of your fear. Liberate others. Let your light shine as God intended.
And if you are afraid of failing, just remember what Theodore Roosevelt said back in 1910:
It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
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