Celebrating African-American Literature 365 days a Year!

Our Greatest Fear

Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,
but 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, handsome, 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 is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some; it is in everyone.

And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give
other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

- Marianne Williamson from her book, A Return to Love

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Albert Einstein

Fear is the foundation of all human limitations.

Benny the Jet

Because we cling to the past we become unavailable to the present.

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

Mark Twain

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

Lao Tzu

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Mahatma Gandhi

The only place where success comes before work is a dictionary.

Vidal Sassoon