My Favorite Inspirational Quote
I am all about inspirational quotes and I have realized that I have shared mine. If I had to chose a short one, it would be “Leap and the net will appear.”
Several years ago, the movie “Akeelah and The Bee” introduced a quote made by Nelson Mandela that changed my life:
“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 frighten us.
We as ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of G-d.
Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make a manifest - the glory of G-d 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.’
I do apologize if I don’t have this quote down to the T. I am doing my best.
The point - after reading that, don’t you feel inspired?
In case you don’t know anything about Nelson Mandela, here is an old clip of him I found:
