Powerful beyond measure Our deepest fear What is the deepest fear? 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 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 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 Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure We ask ourselves We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us And as we let our own light shine We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same Liberated from our own fear Our presence automatically liberates others It's the [.] What does it mean? You're not supposed to be afraid Afraid of what? Afraid of Me