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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
and 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
born to manifest the glory that is within us. And as we
let our 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 Inaugural Speech, 1994 |
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