I had a conversation last night, when I heard myself using some language that I associate with 'old Julia'. It was interesting to hear myself saying these things.....and to hear the sub-text of 'I'm not good enough'. Fascinating!
It reminded me of a quote from Marianne Williamson's book 'A Return to Love', which is now quite well-known, and it struck me again so powerfully that I wanted to share it on my blog:
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 and 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 enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within 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.
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