My Realization and My Want to Change

By: Zoey Racine

Quotes; they are short or long phrases that are found everywhere around you, but there is more to them than that. Quotes aren't just posters to fill your empty walls or things we share on social medias to get more "likes" no, they are important moments of realization that inspire us to change. The following is the global meaning of the quote "Our Deepest Fear" written by Marianne Williamson that made me realize something important. The global meaning of the quote is to not base yourself on your weaknesses, base yourself on your strengths; because you shouldn't limit yourself. For example, the line that I chose from "Our Deepest Fear" is: "There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you". This means we make ourselves smaller for the sake of other people. I can personally relate to  this line because as a teenager, I do limit myself, I talk more about my  weaknesses than my strengths.

Drawing I made

 When I read that line, the image that comes to my mind is a butterfly still pretending to be a Caterpillar among his old friends. Instead of flaunting its beautiful wings, the butterfly stays in a disguise because it is scared the caterpillars will think of him differently. This quote makes us realize that we should be flaunting our wings and flying instead of limiting ourselves so we can fit in, which is why "Our Deepest Fear" by Marianne Williamson is an amazing quote.