Our deepest Fear is that We are Powerful Beyond Measure

“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. "

-Marianne Williamson

I heard this quoted in "Coach Carter" (2005), my new favorite movie, and it fit spectacularly in the narrative of that film - one of those touching, inspirational moments that are the monopoly of great sports movies.
Some kids at college wrote part of this quote on the Pomona College Walker Wall, but I thought it trite then. Maybe because I didn't prefer the girls' particular brand of do-goodery and hypocrisy.
But, it makes me wonder nonetheless. I always thought my deepest fear is permanent exile/loneliness or being unlovable, but perhaps it is fear of my own success. Interesting food for thought...