Sacred Space

It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us

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 does not serve the world.

There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

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

This was sent from my step-nephew to his daughter a few weeks before he died. They chose it for his memorial program.

He was a brilliant, wickedly funny, and very kind man. Addiction can grab even the very best of us - oftentimes, with a ferocious grip that can never be completely shaken. 😢💔