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, and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't 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 are 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.
~Written by Marianne Williamson (Speech by Nelson Mandela)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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6 comments:
Brilliant!
Beautiful speech.
And, hello!
i tagged you!
I love that too
wanderer over - love this post!
oops! Meant wandereD over ... I mean sometimes it's fun to use the wrong word on porpoise (like that) just to make people go "Hmm" but this wasn't one of those times. :)
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