"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’s 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’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” (A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”, Harper Collins, 1992. From Chapter 7, Section 3])"
inspire
My seven-year old just asked me what the word “inspire” means. I said (too lazy to think- I’m busy browsing on Tumblr, after all…), “I don’t know how to explain it.”
Then she said, “I can explain it. It means it’ll make you feel brand new.”
I thought, thats a pretty cool definition. The I realised she was listening to Alicia Keys, “New York”. So cute :) Still I think it was a brilliant observation on her part :) Not bad for seven years old!