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Our Deepest Fear

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 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.

A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
// Marianne Williamson, Author & Speaker

Leaders and Victims

Leaders make mistakes and say, “I made a mistake,” and make up for it.
Victims make mistakes and say, “I’m sorry,” but do the same thing the next time.

Leaders say, “I’m good, but not as good as I can be, yet.”
Victims say, “I’m not as bad as a lot of other people.”

Leaders get compliments and say, “Thank you.”
Victims get compliments and make excuses or jokes.

Leaders affect others. Victims are affected by others.

Leaders would rather be admired than liked, and wind up having an abundance of both.
Victims would rather be liked than admired, and wind up having little of either.

Leaders respect other and try to learn something from them.
Victims resent others and try to find their faults.

Leaders stand for something and are willing to fight for it if necessary.
Victims stand for nothing and either fight about everything, or nothing.

There are essentially two categories of people in the world…leaders and victims.

Leaders are those whose purpose seems to be to inspire and motivate victims until they become leaders.
Victims are those whose purpose seems to be to criticize and resist leaders until they become victims.

// Ross Quinn

“There are two big forces at work…

“There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters?”

// Leo Buscaglia

“Security is mostly a superstition…

“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

// Helen Keller

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are.

“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.”

George Bernard Shaw
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
Act II, 1893