Our Greatest Fear

Have you ever met someone that doesn't really say that much, but when they do it's usually something really insightful or profound??

I must warn you... I am not such a person.  Sometimes I just talk to hear my own voice.  Usually I have a point to make & by golly, it's your lucky day... because this is one of those times.

In the hustle and bustle of our business, it's easy to get beat up by the negativity that swirls around us all day long.  It's easy to get frustrated on those days when you're not sure you've made a difference in the world.

I would like to share with you some of the most inspiring words I believe I have ever read. May they bring a little shower of hope & sunshine your way.  Happy Friday!

Our Greatest Fear
(Nelson Mandela 1994 Inaugural Speech)


Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,
but that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, handsome, 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 were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some; it is in everyone.

And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give
other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.