Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamson

February 5th, 2010

I was watching the movie “Coach Carter” last night and there was a part in the movie where a student recites a quote that was so beautiful and moving I had to share it. I “Googled” it to discover the author to be Marianne Williamson. Here it is:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

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.”

This inspiring quote, Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamson is from her book, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles, Harper Collins, 1992. From Chapter 7, Section 3 (Pg. 190-191). A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”