Sunday, December 9, 2007

Inspirational


I wish that some day I could write something that everyone would recognize, and everyone would admire. I wish I could say something so bold and and true and amazing as what Marianne Williamson once wrote but said in a speech by 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, and fabulous? Actually, who are you 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 are all meant to shine, as children do. We are 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."

2 comments:

Jen said...

That's one of my favorite quotes. I have no doubt you have many amazing quotes in you just waiting to get out!

sarah said...

hey katie! i just discovered your blog through amanda palmer's.

i thought this quote was by nelson mandela. you're probably right, though, since i only read it for the first time about three weeks ago. :)

i hope you had a good christmas!

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