OUR
WORST
FEAR IS
NOT
THAT
WE ARE
IN-
ADEQUATE.
i
OUR
DEEPEST
FEAR IS
THAT WE
BEYOND
MEASURE.
IT IS
OUR LIGHT, NOT
OUR
DARKNESS THAT
FRIGHTENS
US. i WE ASK
OURSELF:
WHO AM I
TO BE
BRILLIANT, GORGEOUS,
TALENTED
OR FABULOUS.
WELL,
ACTUALLY, WHO ARE
YOU NOT
TO BE. i YOU
ARE A
CHILD OF GOD. i YOUR
i PLAYING
SMALL DOES NOT SERVE
THE
WORLD. i THERE IS NOTHING
ENLIGHTENED
ABOUT SHRINKING
SO THAT
OTHER PEOPLE WON’T
FEEL
INSECURE AROUND YOU. i WE
WERE
BORN TO MAKE MANIFEST
THE
GLORY OF GOD WITHIN US -
IT IS
IN EVERYONE. i AND AS
WE
LET OUR
LIGHT SHINE WE UNCONSCIOUSLY
GIVE
OTHERS PERMISSION TO DO
THE
SAME. i AS WE
LIBERATE OUR OWN
FEAR,
OUR
PRESENCE
AUTOMATICALLY
LIBERATES
OTHERS.
NELSON MANDELA