vvOur Deepest Fear
By 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, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of the most high.

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 are all meant to shine,
As children do.
We were born to make manifest
The glory of the most high 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're liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.



Questions
What stands out to you in the video the most and why ? How does the poem make you feel when reading it , what inside the poem inspires you ? If you had to take one part of the poem with you for the rest of your life , what part would it be and why ? How can you use this poem in your everyday life ? What does inadequate mean , and how do you feel you can keep yourself from being inadequate ? In the poem the author says our light , what light is he speaking of and what is he suggesting we do with our light ?v