Inspirational Words
Nehru
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” Jawaharlal Nehru
Anonymous
May today there be peace within.
May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others.
May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content with yourself just the way you are.
Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.
Joseph Campbell
“Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment— not discouragement—you will find the strength there.
Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege!! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow. Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures, followed by wreckage, were the incidents that shaped the life you have now.
You’ll see this is really true. Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.”
Our Deepest Fear
Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Speech, 1994
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 the universe
Your playing small does not serve the world
There is nothing enlightening about shrinking
So that other people won’t feel unsure around you
We were born to make manifest
the glory that is within us.
It is not just in some of us:
It is in everyone
As we let our own light shine,
We give others permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence liberates others