9/30/2008

Our deepest fear...



This quote was given to us recently from our wonderful intern, Courtney. Its such a beautiful quote and so true!
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D Baker Photography said...

This is actually from a speech from Nelson Mandela. It's one of my personal favorites. Great nevertheless.

9/30/2008 3:25 PM
D Baker Photography said...

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

9/30/2008 3:26 PM
Joy Nudd said...
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9/30/2008 6:47 PM
Joy Nudd said...

Thanks Drew...I did a little research and a quote from Marianne Williamson: "Several years ago, this paragraph from A RETURN TO LOVE began popping up everywhere, attributed to Nelson Mandela's l994 Inaugural Address. As honored as I would be had President Mandela quoted my words, indeed he did not. I have no idea where that story came from, but I am gratified that the paragraph has come to mean so much to so many people."
Marianne Williamson

This passage is commonly mis-attributed to Nelson Mandela's 1994 Inaugural Address.

It actually comes from 'A Return To Love' (1992) by Marianne Williamson

Not only was it not written by Mandela, but it is not quoted in either of his two Inaugural Speeches:

the first given on 9th May 1994 at Cape Town

see: http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/mandela/1994/inaugct.html

the second given on 10th May 1994 at Pretoria

see: http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/mandela/1994/inaugpta.html

I read from this link: http://aetw.org/mandela.htm

9/30/2008 6:51 PM
Heather said...

hi garrett and joy! congrats on all the exciting things going on with your family and business...i love to stay posted through your lovely blog. well today is jonathan and i's 2nd wedding anniversary, and I have loved looking through all our pictures all day and wanted to say THANK YOU again for your documentation of our amazing day...I know we will continue to enjoy the years down the road in the adventure of our marriage!!!

9/30/2008 10:45 PM
Courtney said...

I'm so glad that you like it! I heard it and was just so inspired by it, and thought of y'all off the bat.

10/02/2008 8:47 PM
Anonymous said...

Joy!!! I love this quote! Thanks for posting it! A friend of mine wrote a book you might like called His Princess. Her website is www.HisPrincess.com.

10/03/2008 11:33 PM

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