I used to read a lot of poetry on stage - quite open, earthy, funny, honest. And it did make me feel terribly vulnerable, such that I rarely perform anymore.

Though I disguised it most of the time, and people thought I was confident, I really wasn’t and would freak out in private afterwards or call a friend for support.

It takes a lot of courage to open up on stage and I don’t think it’s something I necessarily wanna go back to.

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.