: "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
The waitress looked at me, shrugged and said "It is the chef who knows how the dish is prepared".
"So", I said, "you sell something you don't know?"
She shrugged again and said nothing. And I thought to myself, 'is she happy being likes this? Settling for such a response when she could easily walk into the kitchen and ask the chef about the day's menu? I was hungry and so I ordered something else, and have never returned to the restaurant. I don't imagine that waitress still works there. I would be surprised if anyone employs her still. Not with her playing small like that!
You play small when you tell yourself "I can't do it becasue I have never done it before."
How about learning to?
You play small when you choose to operate on the low energy frequency, to stay in the shadows because the light 'will show up your faults'.
Sure it will, and what a great way to finally get rid of them...you cannot clear away a film of dust you do not see. Nor can you spend a coin you cannot find. The finding, seeing, feeling scared, is part of the process of being truly alive!
You play small when a voice inside whispers "you are destined to play bigger" and, rather than find out how, you hunker farther into the shadows.
But then you walk around numb, not really 'alive'. You settle for 'good enough'.Well, if it's really good enough, why this hunger? Why the feeling that you could be better? Why are you wondering how other people seem to enjoy life so much?
Do you ever have a sense that you are destined for bigger things? Do you ever feel in your gut that you have been playing it safe, staying in the shadows, or just settling for "good enough? In what areas of your life are you playing small?
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