There's a theme for today. Faith & Fear.
I read this recently:
Fear knocked on the door. Faith answered, and no one was there.
Sometimes I am ruled by fear. It affects my life -- in a bad way. But faith overcomes fear.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
About Fear
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"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."
(Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles", Harper Collins, 1992. From Chapter 7, Section 3])
While we all have 'reasons' to be fearful, most of your friends would probably see you as quite the opposite.
You're a strong, brave - and very admirable - person. (You just don't know that, yet. :)
wow, thanks Kate.
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