ShiningLight: Adventure in Cape Town

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, November 23, 2009

Adventure in Cape Town

This was my first real trip to downtown Cape Town without a car. Shirley and I went last Saturday. We went on a bus. That alone was already a little adventure for me because I never sue the bus on my own here. Let me tell you that that bus "was flying" over the roads. Pretty "hectic" stuff. However, Shirley and I arrived safely at the Green Market where we spent some time looking around. I did not try to look to interested in the things people were selling. As soon as I did though, I had them ask me: "What do you want to pay for this, Ma'am? Tell me, I make it cheap". I saw tons of stuff. We passed the area with all the take away food nick nacks and I found TUPPERWARE...so cool. There was even a stand with Christmas CDs. After a nice coffee and some Italian pizza,we headed back. Thank you Shirley for a great day out and about!!