shine

Tonight was a really fun night. Spent some time hanging with some great people over supper and then just chatting. My roomies were watching "Coach Carter" when i got downstairs, and i caught the end of it, which is the most powerful part. This is a great quote from the movie, which applies pretty well to life i think...

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 were all meant to shine,
as children do.
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.

carie