Roschelle Nelson

A Quote Worth It's Weight In Gold



Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2008

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I have had many favorite quotes. Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mark Twain and many others come to mind when I think of how I've been inspired, informed or just plain humored by the things that have been said by these great people. However, nothing resonates more with me than a quote I first heard a few years back while watching "Akeelah and the Bee".
 
I researched the first few lines of the quote since I couldn't remember it all. I didn't have trouble finding it. But alas, after finding it, writing it down in one of my many journals, I lost track of it.
 
Well, this morning while browsing through some of the great articles here I visited one of the authors websites and Eureka! I found my quote.
 
The reason for this article is a somewhat selfish one. Knowing that by sharing it with you in this forum gives me hope that I will always be able to click on it whenever I need inspiration. But I also realize that maybe someone surfing for something interesting to read may see this quote and be inspired, renewed, and accept the reality of how magnificient each and everyone of us are in our own unique way.
 
Please be inspired:
 

Our Greatest Fear -Marianne Williamson

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 and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not 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 are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.

-Marianne Williamson
 
 
Roschelle Nelson is a Registered Nurse by profession and mother, freelance writer, mentor, friend and genuine lover of life by choice. Roschelle has achieved success with several business ventures. She enjoys writing, meeting new people and considers life a precious gift. View her blog Inconsequential Logic to see what she's chirping about these days! Her views on life, current news, work and family are never dull and often sprinkled with humor and wit. 
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» left by Susan Thom
 3 years 202 days ago.
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hi Roschelle, this is amazing. i love marianne williamson since seeing her on oprah abpout 15 years ago and i bought her book, return to love, and it began a change in my life that is still moving forward. it was a big impact. thank you for sharing a well written, interesting article best regards, sue thom
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» left by Roschelle Nelson 3 years 202 days ago.
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Thank you for taking the time to read it. It is one of the most powerful pieces of work I've ever read.
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