Fabulous.

From "A Return to Love" by Marianne Williamson.

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.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We are 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.

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In my cleaning earlier this week I came across a piece of paper that I've been holding onto since May. It's the program for our senior goodbye luncheon that we do at my old school and on the back of the actual program/order of events, there's usually something inspirational/uplifting/etc.. I really liked what was printed this past year and it was something I had heard snippets of before but when I got it in writing, with the author's name, I made sure to haul that piece of paper everywhere {across the country} with me until I could do something like copy it onto my blog. Now I think I'll actually put it up on our fridge or tape it to my mirror but for cyber-perpetuity, here it is.

I think what I like so much is the idea of not being afraid to excel. It's not a fear I've ever thought I've had, but when I roll it around in my mind, I guess I have. I guess I do. I think that fear might manifest itself in a variety of different ways, each unique to the individual experiencing it. I'm not eloquent enough to really encapsulate what I feel when I read this but it's good and inspired and motivated and I want to feel that way as often as I can. I also respond well to a bit of tough love from time to time and I appreciate the idea that my pity parties really don't do a dang thing for a dang person.

Somethings to keep in mind from time to time.

On that note, I wish you all a peaceful beginning to your weekend.
xoxo, natty ♥