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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 is not just in some of us; it is 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.

it's hard to grasp that we are afraid of our power. and there's no denying we have exactly that.
there have been times before that i have let my timidity stop me from what i knew i was supposed to do at the moment. my timidity? or my power? maybe it was a mix of both. perhaps i was scared of my own power. i say that, then i think, "what power?" i suppose we all have the power to make other people feel powerless. somehow, that makes complete sense to me.

i have this friend. she makes me feel like i can take on anyone or anything. when i'm around her, i feel fearless. confident. confident in myself, and whatever crazy stunt i'm about to pull.

and she may not know it, but she is part of the reason i become brave.

i’ve always wanted to be that kind of person. the kind of person that inspired strength and confidence, and erased doubt.