A powerful quote from Nelson Mandela

Our worst fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our worst 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 doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around us.
We were born to make manifest the Glory of God within us.
It is not just in some of us, it is 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 fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Nelson Mandela...Inaugural speech 1994

Lighting many candles

This is a story of how one man turned his personal tragedy into an opportunity to light many candles for those less fortunate than himself. Follow the link to his story and if you are as inspired by this mans courage as I am, then please contribute to his cause.

http://www.cbc.ca/correspondent/feature_050313.html