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The following statement noted by author and leader Marianne Williamson; quoted in Nelson Mandela's inaugural speech; speaks volumes about the importance of being our Best Self
"...'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 brilliant, gorgeous, talented,
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 make manifest the glory of God that is 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're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
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