Douglas Purdy

Every man and every woman is a star

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I am pulling over some notable posts from an older blog.  I could have written a script to make this transparent and non-lossy, but I am a big believer in only saving what you think is valuable, remembering that value (and reminding others of the value) and letting the rest go.

From http://www.fastcompany.com/profile-blog/our-deepest-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.

The title of this post is from someone else however…

February 3rd, 2009 at 6:54 am

Posted in Philosophy, Random

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