Inspiration
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 briljant, talented, fabulous?”
Actually, who are we 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 are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us
It is not in some of us: it is in everyone.
And as we make our light shine,
we unconsciously give others permission to do the same
As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others
Nelson Mandela.
Dit gedicht maakte een verschil in mijn persoonlijke ontwikkeling in mijn dertiger jaren doordat ik besefte dat ik mij niet (altijd) moet inhouden of afhankelijk moet opstellen richting anderen. Ik heb het met vermelding hergebruikt in mijn eerste boek: Authentieke Inspiratie.