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. Three is 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, our presence automatically liberates others.
Nelson Mandela – 1994 Inaugural Speech
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De sha vu...i think you posted this once before.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, because I actually know people who would rather not have the "responsibility" of creating worlds and having an eternal increase in their posterity because it sounds hard. I think that is a stupid attitude. They claim that they will be just fine with the Telestial kingdom or maybe the Terrestrial. The thing is, maybe they will...but I know I won't. :-)
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