Sunday, April 03, 2005

A Sign Posted Outside a Store Named "Possibilities"

I walked by a store named "Possibilities."
The name speaks for itself, really, as it was full of things that help inspire, enlighten, and teach people.

This sign was posted out front.

"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?"
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of god.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people don'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 give permission for others to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
- Nelson Mandela

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

That is an awesome quote.

9:46 AM  

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