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.

~ Marianne Williamson

Quotes: Various quotes

  • “If I feel something strongly, I make a photograph. I do not attempt to explain the feeling.” Ansel Adams.
  • “Merely pointing an expensive and masterfully adjusted camera at something doesn’t make a good photo. Knowing what you’re saying and saying it loud and clear is what makes a strong image people will remember. If it says nothing to you it will say even less to others.” Ken Rockwell
  • “There is nothing worse than a sharp photograph of a fuzzy idea.” Ansel Adams
  • “Art is the expression of imagination, not the reproduction of reality.” Sculptor Henry Moore
  • “In religion and politics, people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination.” Mark Twain
  • “Talent is long patience.” Gustav Flaubert