1 June, 2013
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“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.”
― Marianne Williamson
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The children had moved out and on with their lives. Their children had young children now. After 40 years together, their eyesight was less than perfect, the lines on their faces were maps of where the worries and laughs had been (no matter how well they tried to hide them), and they forgot where they put things down more often than not. As they stood on the same bridge, upon which they had stood on their honeymoon, none of this mattered.
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That is one of my most favorite quotes. 🙂
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I like what anonymous said.
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I do, too.
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