Light Out of Africa

"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 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's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God 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, President, Republic of South Africa from his 1994 inagural speech

I ran across this in something I was reading and I just wanted to share. Sometimes when I watch our daughter, or any children playing I am reminded that we are all free to express ourselves and just let go. It seems that as we get older we forget how absolutely wonderful we all are and sometimes we need to remember that and do a few cartwheels or just dance and not care that someone is watching.