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 famous? Actually, who are we not to be? | |||||||||||
You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn?t serve the world. There?s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won?t feel insecure around you. | |||||||||||
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, | |||||||||||
Note: I have incorrectly attributed this text to Nelson Mandela. In fact, I have learned that he never wrote or spoke it. It was authored by Marianne Williamson. Please accept my apologies for any confusion this has caused. Sincerely, Max Herman 12/25/2003 |
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our presence automatically liberates others. | |||||||||||
Nelson Mandela | |||||||||||
1994 Inaugural Speech | |||||||||||