?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.?one of the greatest poems of all time.As for me, I'm basically just afraid of my dad. He doesn't hit me or anything, but he's an intimidating individual who screams at me over anything I do or don't do, and often even when I haven't done anything wrong. I'm also afraid of knives for some reason. Whenever I see a knife I flip out. I've been known to have panic attacks and nervous breakdowns at the sight of knives. As my dad joked "how many times have I stabbed you? zero. So why are you so afraid that I'm going to?"