"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 and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. 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

I've read some blogs commenting about this poem, but I post this poem, this declaration, as a thinking tool, and ask that you just read it carefully and think about how true this is in your life. Furthermore, I challenge you to be everything that God has made you to be and in the words of Pope John Paul II (aka John Paul the Great) "Do not be afraid!" Lord, help me to not be afraid. Amen, and God love you.