Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Movie quote

I rented, for reasons I forgot [since I put it in my queue for netflix a month ago], the movie "Akeelah and the Bee" for my kids to watch. Wow. Pretty powerful message, and my favorite thing was a quote Akeelah's coach had her read. I even stopped the movie to copy the quote, then went online to find out who said 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.
–Marianne Williamson


Wow.

4 comments:

Mary Perry said...

Love this movie, just one of the very best. Also, love the quote.

Amber and Co. said...

Love that quote!

Kristina said...

It was a great movie! Don't ya love Angela Bassett?

Cheri said...

Neat quote!