This quote is in many ways my core belief. So core that I am often baffled by people who don’t believe this at their core also.
Our Deepest Fear
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 about you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to 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
So go out and SHINE… who cares that the road before you is dreary and drab, hard and painful. God created us, right? Who are we to ‘DIS his mix of good and bad traits.
In other words, Humility Sucks!