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Today Is Your Day To Shine

"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?" Standing out takes courage. Hiding among the crowds of the average, we are safe from the possibilities of failure. And the people of this average crowd hinder us further, asking us the same questions we ask ourselves. "Of all these people here, who am I to stand out?"   "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 ." So instead of showing our full potential, we cower behind a mask of med...