We had a lovely dinner at the country club, and listened to a very conservative speaker who tried hard to inspire us with epic stories about Churchill and Reagan. It was a noble, if ineffective, effort. I think part of the lapse was due to a generation or two between him and most of us.
Little One asked me if she were invited and I somewhat shamefacedly replied that I had not made reservations for her. Why not? she asked. Well, it's not really a young person thing -- you would be bored and you would be the only young person there. No I wouldn't, she said, Elaney and Michele would be there. :) Had to smile at that.
Speaking of LNE, she gave each classmate in the Leadership program a personal note sharing what we had meant to her. Sooooo thoughtful, and it must've taken her a week to do it. Mine is special and I cherish it. Thank you, L.
On the front of her notes was a quote that LO and I first learned of, in the movie, "Akeelah and the Bee," one of LO's most favorite movies. While the movie is one of LO's favorites, the quote is def one of mine. Here it is.
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 frightens
us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence automatically liberates others.
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