To be Human.


This morning I read a beautiful blog post by my dear friend Tanya (who's blog I highly recommend) discussing what it means when we say 'only human'... It was such a thought-provoking and gorgeous piece. Read it for yourself here: 'Only Human?'
Tan says everything I could have said on this and more, so I feel no need to elaborate further. The conclusion simply being, we are never 'only' human.. We ARE human, beautifully imperfect, gloriously human beings. How wonderful.

Somebody had left a comment on my friends blog reminding us of a famous and an all time favourite poem of mine, 
Our Deepest Fear, by Marianne Williamson.. I wanted to re-share it with you as the words, so beautifully, summarise everything. We ARE shining, powerful, great and glorious beings. Let all of your light shine through.


Our Deepest Fear
By Marianne Williamson

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'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 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're liberated from our own fear, 
Our presence automatically liberates others.


With love x

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