"Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible."
Saturday, July 31, 2010
"An Oscar for Living Theatrically In Real Life"
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Harold Whitman
i can't help but smile (and be inspired) by this entry's title- "an oscar for living theatrically in real life" is the premise of my own screenplay-- based on two friends (also in real life) who inspired each other to live SPECTACULARLY by making life choices based on one simple question: "What would ME in the Movie do?" :)
Your quotes reminded me of this famous poem by Marianne Williamson that Nelson Mandela read at his inauguration.
Our Deepest Fear
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, handsome, talented and 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 within us. It is not just in some; it is in everyone.
And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
i can't help but smile (and be inspired) by this entry's title- "an oscar for living theatrically in real life" is the premise of my own screenplay-- based on two friends (also in real life) who inspired each other to live SPECTACULARLY by making life choices based on one simple question: "What would ME in the Movie do?" :)
ReplyDeletei love the sound of your writer's voice, dear elizabeth. thank you for sharing these quotes.
ReplyDeleteYour quotes reminded me of this famous poem by Marianne Williamson that Nelson Mandela read at his inauguration.
ReplyDeleteOur Deepest Fear
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, handsome, talented and 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 within us.
It is not just in some; it is in everyone.
And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give
other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.