“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. \u00a0Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. \u00a0It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. \u00a0We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are we not to be? \u00a0You 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 in everyone. \u00a0And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. \u00a0As we are liberated from our own fear our presence automatically liberates others.
\nNelson Mandela 1994<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. \u00a0Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. \u00a0It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. \u00a0We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, … Continue reading