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!


Wednesday, April 08, 2009

mmmh

I am blessed by having this couple as my friends. YOu can see them in the big picture of the Start of this blog: Nadine and Innocent. If you have followed my adventures here in Cape Town, you know that they are a big part of my life, specifically since last year August. She gave birth to a healthy little baby girl called Jamie a month ago. I posted Jamie's entering this world 4 weeks ago. Today we blessed the mom by giving her a bubble bath. Jamie was good during that time and it is true: there is nothing like a baby in my arm, a baby that looks into my eyes (I know she cannot really see well yet...), or a baby that is sleeping. There are no words for the peace that I am feeling. My heart aches for a baby of my own... I am ready I know it.I am sad for all the babies I cannot hold ...the babies of all my friends in Germany and the States. I would love to be there right now. Anyway, just wanted to talk a bit about babies...and post some pics, too

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