Fear of Achievement - A Poetic Reminder

A wise Fisherman sent me a link to this quote as aspiration to not limit what I can achieve and believe in myself. I find that the sentence 'There's nothing enlightened about shrinking' to be very powerful. It is hard to feel like you could 'be someone' or fulfill a dream. But as the poem says, we have our own light to shine and that light can also help other people to allow their light to shine...And that is motivation enough!

Our 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 God.

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 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're liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.