Fear

“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.”

Think about how hard this truth above is to live. Do you ever live less of a life so that others feel good about themselves? Do you put yourself down? Do you not try for something just so others can have it? Are you fearing the future because you know you'll success and others won't? Are you scared to live up to what you're capable of?

I'm scared now- scared of college. Now I'm applied and I'm actually gonna end up somewhere. I'm not so scared of not getting in as I'm scared of how big a change it's going to be. Living on my own being independent and responsible. I'm scared. I'm fearful. It's becoming an actuality. Am I ready?