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A visit
Today I had an excellent surprise. Somebody had a great inspirational quote on their door when I knocked (the one about how we do nobody any favors by diminishing our abilities or accomplishments and shining less brightly than we could), and that made me smile. But there was also a person-sized (person-sized!) statue of Siddhartha in a sitting position. They didn't answer, so I plunked right down on their porch and meditated across from him. It was like sitting there with an actual person, and it was such a fantastic pause in my day.
That might have made my week, right there. Thanks, random house full of strangers I will probably never meet, for giving me a great opportunity to sit and take a moment today. You guys are more awesome than you probably know.
That might have made my week, right there. Thanks, random house full of strangers I will probably never meet, for giving me a great opportunity to sit and take a moment today. You guys are more awesome than you probably know.
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"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."
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