Dear Lisa, Thank you for quoting this wonderful man. He has been my hero for many yrars. It is incredible that someone who has suffered and experienced what he has, should have come out of it so genuine and so humble.I know this has nothing to do directly with PD, but Nelson Mandela is an example to us all on how to be a human being. Nkosi Sikelele Afrika! Hilary Blue > LISA CRUMRINE wrote: > > 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 frightens us. We ask ourselves "Who am I to be > brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous"? Actually, who are we 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 manifest the > glory of god that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is > 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