Quotes and music.

For some reason, recently, I keep hearing quotes and music that really touch me. Things that stick with me and make me think. I like to think. At least I think I like to think...

Anyway. The next few blog posts may be about songs I like and quotes I've stumbled across. Maybe. Maybe not. (Ha! Now I've got you wondering if I will or if I won't. I'm tricky like that...)

While reading Waking the Dead with our old small group, the following quote really stuck with me. I recently picked the book back up for some light reading (Oh. Okay. Bathroom reading. Come on. You know you do it too.), and was hit all over again by the power behind it.

“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 does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. 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.” -Nelson Mandela

Good stuff right there. And so very true.