More Powerful Than You Know

In one of my posts last month, “Something to Think About,” I referenced the following quote that I believed was attributed to Nelson Mandela.

"Our greatest fear is not that we are powerless, but that we are far more powerful than we think."

I've since learned, after some research, that although many attribute the statement to Mandela, it was stated by Marianne Williamson in her book, A Return to Love. Read in context, the message is even more compelling:

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.

Each of us was created for a purpose—to solve a problem that no one else can. And we have within us all that we need accomplish the task. Hard as it may be to believe, it is no less true. What will you do with this truth?