We're STILL afraid?!

There used to be a question.. THE question that no one knew the answer to. What is our deepest fear? It used to be answered lazily... no one really wanted to tell it. Of course not. But one person did. One person took the time out to share the ultimate secret with the hopes of making us as a people become uplifted. Marianne Williamson wrote a book called A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles. In this book, there was a very short but powerful excerpt that stuck with the lives of people then and now, becoming one of the most famous quotes titled "Our Deepest Fear". 

After years of this being quoted, written on chalk boards at schools, being recited on movies, etc… we still don’t exercise those words in our everyday life. I thought of this earlier today out of nowhere, causing me to write a tweet about it: “We know what "our deepest fear"  is, yet we still somehow manage 2 hide the beauty of who we are 2 make the insecure feel better. #WhyIsThat?” 

 I started to go more in depth with the issue on Twitter, pointing out that I myself am guilty for this exact same thing even though I know the truth, I know what the source of the problem is. Instead of being the best at the things I’m good at, I find myself downplaying who I am as Aaminah.. What makes me great.. Just to accommodate the insecure. 

We all are, or have once, been guilty of succumbing to “our deepest fear”. And it comes from the worry of being spoken about negatively, or what insecure people would consider “negative”.

“She thinks she can sing? She’s so conceited. Always singing something! We hear you!!”

“What did she get all dressed up for today? It’s just class!”

Things like that make most of us feel the need to “tone it down”, in the fear of being considered “extra” to the insecure. When in fact, they’re just not doing enough! I recommend that whoever is reading this understands that by trying to “tone it down” so that you won’t be considered “conceited” or “over the top”, should just remember that by doing you at its best is the ONLY way to go. Don’t stop elevating just because others aren’t on your level. 

And in this case, no one can be on your level. Though we are equal, God gave us our own heights to reach. By you reaching yours, hopefully the insecure will follow suit and reach THEY’RE level.. Instead of attempting to knock you off of yours. No one deserves that sort of satisfaction. 

And if you happen to be one of those people who find yourself being on the side where you can't stand to see someone else being a better them, understand that you can also be a better you. Step out of their path, create your own, and learn to appreciate what God has for you.  We've all been there before.. some of us are still there.. some half in and half out. It's all about coming to terms with yourself and loving your plan!

Here's the famous quote. Take it in, write it down, put it on a post it by your mirror.. keep it close to you, in the hopes that you can be liberated from your fear! I'll be doing the same :) Be great my loves!

“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 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. 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.”