Fear is an incredible force. Do you let fear stop you from being your most awesome self?
There are very few people who aren’t stopped and limited by fear, real or imagined, from time to time, and sadly, sometimes, their entire lives.
I love quotes and find that sometimes just reading the right quote can help shift my beliefs and perspective to help me move out of fear or other limiting feelings.
As an example, there is a beautiful quote by spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson that always makes me wake up a little bit more to risk being more of myself, see if it helps you too.
“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, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”