I've been doing a lot of thinking. Wondering what I am to accomplish these coming months. How will I improve who I am? What disciplines will I acquire?
The truth is, I know I have potential. YOU know you have potential... But do we have action? Read this excerpt from the great Nelson Mandela. May it inspire you as you approach putting feet to your goals, and ground to your words.
“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 most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? 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 other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. 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 unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
1998, excerpt from Innagural Address
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