Even though this quote is quite religious, these are important words. Nelson Mandela used them in his inaugural address, he was quoting Marianne Williamson:
Our worst 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.
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 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 fears, our presence automatically liberates others.
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Kevin Jones
// Dec 5, 2008 at 8:50 am
This is one of my most favorite quotes. Thanks for reminding and sharing.
Mediocrity is a cancer that is let loose in the wild and statements like this tackle it head on.
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