Monday, June 7, 2010

Who are we?

One of my favorite quotes. Sometimes it's good to be reminded. Thank you, Mr. Nelson Mandela.

“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.”

7 comments:

Adam S said...

Deep...Thanks for that :)

najmanec said...

wau, it's super

Anonymous said...

so true..i love it!
greets from Moldova(Europe)

Courtney Kay said...

I have always loved this quote.

Patrick Neves said...

Good, Mandela is an exemple to me and i'm proud of you because this quote.
Greeting from Brazil!!

Rocky On!!!

Anonymous said...

i love this quote, thanks nfor posting! (but i think it was marianne williamson who wrote that.)

Dee said...

This is seriously one of my favorite quotes ever. It reminds me each day that we can morph our future into whatever we want it to be. Thanks for sharing :]