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 were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us, it is 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.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

The Power of Music

There is something so moving about notes moving in progressions. It stirs something inside me and I can't help but feel. Recently, I have been struggling with some emotions that have been a little too strong for my frame of mind, my consciousness. But I can always rely on music to help me find sanity again, or on the flip side, it gives me the sanctuary to drown in my insanity for just long enough that I am assured I may find relief. Here is a prime example:
A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyes I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, and now it's left me blind  The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out You left me in the dark No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight In the shadow of your heart  And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat I tried to find the sound But then, it stopped, and I was in the darkness, So darkness I became  The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out You left me in the dark No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight In the shadow of your heart  I took the stars from my eyes, and then I made a map And knew that somehow I could find my way back Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too So I stayed in the darkness with you  The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out You left me in the dark No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight In the shadow of your heart  The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out You left me in the dark No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight In the shadow of your heart