Sunday, October 19, 2008

A favourite quote from a friend,

Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,but that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,gorgeous, handsome, 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 were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some; it is 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 fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
--Nelson Mandela

3 comments:

Carol said...

I've never heard that quote before. That is amazing! So profound. I'll have to chew on this for a while.

Anonymous said...

Cool quote. I didn't know you were friends with Nelson Mandela. Are you tight? ;)

Princess Warrior said...

Yes we are very tight:)