1/28/14 RMB
Dorothy and Marianne
Dear Rita Mae
Brown,
This week
Mike Dooley’s email mentions that Marianne Williamson is running for Congress.
I think this is good news. I’m not into politics, but I do admire her work as
an author.
She once
said, "If you know what changes the heart, you have a clue as to what
changes the world."
And here is an
excerpt from one of her books: “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. You’re
playing small doesn't 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.”
I don’t know
where her political aspirations will take her, but I know words such as these
have been missing far too long from our leadership.
Years ago I
worked for a woman named Dorothy Giblin. She embraced the light without needing
to define or research or investigate it. She would know things intuitively and
just be glad she had that ability. I don’t think she would have called herself
psychic. Yet, she recognized gifts in all of us and appreciated them. She has
moved on to another life now, but memories of her are strong. Knowing her
affected my character. Her birthday is today Dorothy Giblin (1/28/1926 – 11/10/2005).
The intention
of this letter is three fold. It is to honor, with hope, all that Marianne
might accomplish. With gratitude it remembers one precious soul named Dorothy,
who’s light shown bright. And ultimately, it acknowledges that there is a light
in each of us, one that makes us “powerful beyond measure.”
At day’s end,
may you sleep well,
Loraine
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