ShiningLight: Kerstin at a CARR-dealer

BEYOND MEASURE

"OUR DEEPEST 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 IN US. IT'S NOT JUST SOME OF US. IT'S IN EVERYONE.
AND AS WE LET OUR 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 - and quoted by Nelson Mandela 1994 at his inauguration!

Monday, February 19, 2007

Kerstin at a CARR-dealer

That was an experience. Saturday morning, the morning I could sleep in, I went ahead with my hostmom to Beaverton's Chevvie palce. It was an experience! The she got in the end was a Trailblazer, blackk cherry-burgunde , 2006 - pretty neat car, I mean SUV. A car is not that hight. An SUV is awesome to be in or to drive: you have the best view over the street.

As we arrived at the place, the men there, the salesmen were totally "nice"..it was more this nice that says: oh we have a buyer here oh yes! slimy....

So after some necessary "smalltalk" we went out to see the car. All nice. Then, my hostmom made some phonecalls while I was enjoying some cheap coffee. Signing millions and gazillions of papers, ckecking out the extras and off we went in the new car.

One thing I learned was, be suspiceous until the end - check the car if everything is right where it needs to be!

Lessons of life :) lessons of life in America :)

Kerstin Sunshine