‘Our Deepest Fear’

I was speaking with a client today who mentioned that she came across some very powerful words which she decided to start reading everyday because of the profound impact these words had on her life to remind her of the life that is truly possible for her to live. I quickly realised that they were the first few lines from the Nelson Mandela 1994 inaugural speech which was originally written by Marianne Williamson from her book called Return to Love. I mentioned to my client that this speech changed my life many years ago and I would email her a copy which I thought you may like a copy also.

“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?

Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.

There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We are born to make manifest the glory of god that is within us.

It is not just in some of us, it’s in everyone! And as we let our own light shine, we

unconsciously give other people the permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others !”

Do not allow your deepest fear to stop you from living the life you truly want to life.