Joshua's newest article ends with this great quote from 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 frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' 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 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 all of us. And when 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."
- Nelson Mandela in his inaugural address, 1994
read the full article: http://www.peertrainer.com/let_your_light_shine.aspx
Giving ourselves permission to be wonderful and talented is really difficult. Misery and self-doubt is too addictive.
Posted by: Renee | September 13, 2010 at 01:27 PM
Yes. As soon as I saw there was a quote by Nelson Mandela I knew it was going to one the Williamson quote. It's a good one though!
Posted by: Clare | September 08, 2010 at 09:28 PM
It is a wonderful quote; however, it is from "A Return to Love", by Marianne Williamson, not Nelson Mandela.
Posted by: Diane | September 08, 2010 at 04:28 PM