Can’t get that idea/quote out of my head this morning. Part of the line,
“Your playing small does not serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won’t feel insecure around you.“
Which is all part of the entire poem:
Our Greatest Fear —Marianne Williamson
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 does not serve the world.
There’s 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 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
Why do we play small sometimes? Or often? Convenience? Fear? Laziness?
Let’s check ourselves and let our lights shine. The kids and our colleagues deserve our best light.
The Lighting of a Fire 