The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be. Because of all I may become, I will close my eyes and leap. 1.15K
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. 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. It’s not just in some of us, it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. 642
Many people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could. 688
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. 762
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. 671
