Sunday, January 23, 2005

Time for this Nelson Mandela quotation again:

"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 does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not 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."

2 comments:

faye said...

LOVE the quote! LOVE quotes in general. I've never heard that. Beautiful!!
Faye

Lauren said...

Yeah, isn't it great? Rings so true.... Thanks for commenting! :)

-Lauren