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 doesn’t 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.

Quelle: Wikipedia

Das Zitat stammt von Marianne Williamson, aus dem Buch „Return to Love“. Die deutsche Übersetzung lautet: „Rückkehr zur Liebe: Harmonie, Lebenssinn und Glück durch“ (Amazon Partnerlink).