2/26/2010

Quote of the Day

“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 (Quote originally written by Marianne Williamson)

2 comments:

SaNdY said...

I love this quote....interestingly, on Nelson Mandela's website (nelsonmandela.org) it states that this quote is often attributed to him, but it is not his. Marianne Williamson is the author of it and it is in her book, 'A Return to Love'

Sassy said...

I wondered about that! It is from a 1994 speech he gave, but it gave no indication of the origination. Since I know, I'll add that.