Here’s an inspirational poem by Marianne Williamson that touches on the topic of owning your own truth, something I am going to try to do in 2010.<\/p>\n
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
\nOur deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
\nIt is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
\nWe ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
\ngorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?
\nActually, who are you not to be?
\nYou are a child of God.
\nYour playing small does not serve the world.
\nThere is nothing enlightened about shrinking
\nso that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
\nWe are all meant to shine, as children do.
\nWe were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
\nIt is not just in some; it is in everyone.
\nAnd, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give
\nother people permission to do the same.
\nAs we are liberated from our fear,
\nour presence automatically liberates others.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here’s an inspirational poem by Marianne Williamson that touches on the topic of owning your own truth, something I am going to try to do in 2010. 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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration-and-prayer"],"yoast_head":"\n
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