Self Esteem Day – Stories, Poems, Quotes

• NELSON MANDELA'S SPEECH
• Who You Are Makes a Difference - an inspirational story

NELSON MANDELA'S SPEECH

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 we 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 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.

From the Course of Miracles by Marianne Williamson