Warriors Poem

"Our worst 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, brilliant and fabulous. Actually, who are you not to be?

"You are a child of God... you are... and 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 within us. It is not just in some of us, it is in every one of us. 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."

"What the warrior renounces is anything that is a barrier between himself and others. Warriorship is making yourself more available, more gentle and open to others."

"There is basic human wisdom that can help to solve the world's problems. This wisdom does not belong to any one culture or religion, nor does it come only from the West or the East. Rather, it is a tradition of warriorship that has existed in many cultures at many times throughout history. Warriorship here does not refer to making war on others. Aggression is the source of our problems, not the solution. Warriorship in this context is the tradition of human bravery, or the tradition of fearlessness. The key to warriorship is not being afraid of who you are. Ultimately, that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself. In the face of the world's great problems, we can be heroic and kind at the same time."