悠遊太平洋西南嶼

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A Return to Love
這是源自於 Mirianne Williamson 的作品 A Return to Love。這段文字常常在各種不同場合被轉述，包含電影火爆教頭 "Coach Carter"。

我們最深層的恐懼不是我們自己的不足。
我們最深層的恐懼是我們擁有超越一切的力量。
我們恐懼的不是我們的晦暗，
卻是我們的光明。
我們詢問自己
我怎麼有可能會是聰明，美麗，才華洋溢，與無比美好的呢？
事實上
你怎麼會不是呢？
你是天之驕子，神的孩子。
你讓自己活的渺小，對這個世界並沒有任何的助益。
隱藏住自己的鋒芒，好讓周圍的人在你身邊不會不自在，這毫無意義可言。
我們都是注定要閃閃發亮，就如同孩子們般的光芒，
我們與生俱來就是要去榮耀我們內在神性的光輝。
這份光輝並非少數人所獨有，
每一個人的內在都有這份禮物。
當我們散發自己的光芒，
不知不覺中，我們也會引發他人展現他們的光芒。
當我們從自身恐懼釋放的時刻，
很自然的，我們的存在就會讓所有的人自由。



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 and 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.