How to think big, bold, beautiful and bodacious!

I think this is an important poem. Apparently so did Nelson Mandella when he read it during his 994 inaugural speech. (Thank you Jeanette Cates for bringing it to my attention.)

So...read it and then really think about it.....

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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?

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking
so that others won't feel unsure around you.

As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously
give others permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

~Marianne Williamson
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Now ask yourself these questions:

• Without fear, who would you be?
• Without fear, where would you be?
• Without fear, what would your life look like?
• Without fear, what would you have done?

Is fear worth the cost?

Go out today and so something that makes you a bit fearful and allows you to be just a bit more powerful. Make sure you celebrate your results.

Think big, bold, beautiful and bodacious!

Namaste,

Barbara C. Phillips, NP
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