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. There's nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other
people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as
children do. We are 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
