"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.”
that is what has been on my mind.... is it ok to shine? sometimes i feel like when i stand up for things that are important to me i am making someone else feel belittled... its like im rubbing it in someone else's face that i believe differently than them. i don't feel that way and i don't want them to think that way but when i say something they get " the look" i don't like that look "the look" says... sister hofheins is in missionary mode again, how to i respond to that... is it really or is that the real Cami coming through and i have just now begun to have the courage to do what i want to do. or am i just trying to be what i think i should and not necessarily what i want. what is the difference and how do you know when its you or when its someone else's influence on you, or....... your doing it because others expect it from you. i have always loved this quote but i makes me think of what my desires are and what my motivation is for doing the things that i do.... i hope and pray that by shinning others are able to shine, that would be the ideal. that would be the greatest motivation to shine because someone else will have the power to do the same. but how do you know? how do you know the power or influence of your choices. maybe you can't but thats just what has been on my mind....
