Saturday, April 12, 2008

A quote by Marianne Williamson, not Nelson Mandela as commonly attributed:

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 is not just in some of us; 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 own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

NTD

2 comments:

Mother of Invention said...

I love this quote.

So sorry to hear about your dad. I will pray for him.

Good for you for keeping up posting so well. I've kinda lost the zest I once had and I find I need to spend more time doing reaL LIFE THINGS.

All the best.

Ruth

the naked tapdancer said...

Ruth -

I still love to catch up with your blog every month, and always appreciate hearing from you. I agree, sometimes REAL LIFE gets in the way of writing, and vice versa.

Debra