Not Just a Granny

Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,
But 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, handsome, talented and fabulous?

Actually who are you 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 were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some; it is in everyone.

And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give others permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from out fear, our presence automatically liberates others. 

Written by Marianne Williamson – an excerpt from her book – “Return to Love”.

Used by Nelson Mandela in his inauguration speech