We are the Light of the World

"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 frightens us most. *We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' 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 people won't feel insecure around you. 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 all of us. And *WHEN WE LET OUR OWN LIGHT SHINE, WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHERS PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

-Maryanne Williamson

This week has been a whirlwind of emotions/ confessions/ truth/ and beauty regardless of it being awkward. Its been tiring to say the least and tonight after my work holiday party i was feeling it. Sleepy, a bit dizzy-- just my energy was way off. I know when i am like that i tend to put things out there, vibes, etc that do not necessarily reflect how I actually feel. Well anyway, i couldn't figure out what was bothering me and what to do about it so i just took it easy. Took a nice slow walk to my bus not making any big decisions along the way.

So this quote at the top of this post is something my friend posted on facebook nearly a month ago. We commented on it here and there and of course i get the respective notifications. She decided to comment on it around 1130, the time i caught my bus. Since it was brought to my attention I reread the quote i feel better already. It just all snaps into place when i read this.

We choose where we are in life. We choose the fear or the love. The dark or the light. If we want to grow and become the phenomenal things we are meant to become we need the light, because, baby nothing can grow in the dark.