Our Greatest Fear

Why aren't you chasing your dreams? What are you afraid of? Failing? I think not. I think you are more afraid of success than failure. Why? Because people who succeed stand out. People who fail fit in and deep down that is what we all want, to fit in.

You are saying NO! that is backwards. We all want to stand out, be different and change the world.

Really? Think about it, from our earliest days, our society breads mediocrity. Remember back in grade school, the smart kids were the ones who were always made fun of. They were the geeks and the nerds.

Did you ever pretend that math or science were not easy for you, or not tell anyone that you really enjoyed reading the Scarlett Letter? Did you ever hide the fact that you were the one who got the 100 on the test and ruined the curve for everyone else?

Well stop. We need you to lead. We need you to be amazing. We need you to change the world.

"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 doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We were born to make and 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, from A Return to Love