Our Deepest Fear
“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.”
I, like many of you, first heard this quote in the movie Akeelah and the Bee featuring Lawrence Fishburn, Angela Bassett and Disney sensation Keke Palmer. Outside of the movie being fantastic as a whole, one of the most profound scenes is when Akeelah (Ke Ke Palmer) is having a tutoring session with her teacher (Larry...I mean Lawrence Fishburn) and he has her to recite the quote that was hanging on the wall. The quote stuck with me in a way that forces me to read it...and then read it again, to feel and think about me and the me that I aspire to be. What is holding me back and how much of that do I have control over.
There is a humbling truth to these words that makes me want to be the best me that I can be with an unwavering confidence and purpose that even I can't deny. As I shared this with my husband today I thought it might be something that everyone needs to read again.
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Peace On That,
Miss Know It All
1 Wonderful Comments About This Post!:
Well you know what you are right...I have like opportunity after opportunity and i cant even seem to bear all the fruit of my labor it is like some invisible force road blocking only allowing me to peek on the other side....WEll today was a good day inspirational I saw my life pass before my eyes how do I bring that into fruition follow the light and not the dark!
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