“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 enlightened 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 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.” ~~ Marianne Williamson

About a year and a half ago I embarked on what fondly became known as my “mid-life crisis adventure.”

The video below is of Marianne Williamson discussing her book “The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife“:

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I highly recommend reading Williamson’s book, in fact I recommend reading all of her books, especially “A Woman’s Worth” and A Return to Love.”

No woman should be without “A Woman’s Worth” on her bookshelf.

- Marianne Williamson – A Woman’s Worth

“Are we not being called by history to become the greatness that lies in us? What happens to this earth now is up to us. We can remain who we are and sink further into the troubled world we have already made, or we can allow our hearts to crack open like cosmic eggs, out of which will emerge transformed creatures – our own true selves. Look at it closely, in yourself and others, and tell me what creature does not have wings.” ~~ Marianne Williamson, from: Everyday Grace

“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.” — Marianne Williamson, Return to Love