Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Speech 1994

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 are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It`s 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 fear,

our presence automatically liberates others.

Nelson Mandela 1994 Inaugural Speech

Nelson Mandela 1994 Inaugural Speech

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Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

William Ernest Henley

"Let Your Life Speak" Verses

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You asked for it! So here they are! Verses and words that I
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WE ARE THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
BOLDNESS HAS GENIUS, MAGIC AND POWER IN IT
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY THE ANSWER TO CHAOS BECAME A
QUIET HOLY MANTRA...BE STILL...BE STILL...BE STILL...BE STILL
LIFE IS AN OPPORTUNITY...BENEFIT FROM IT
LIFE IS BEAUTY...ADMIRE IT
LIFE IS A DREAM...REALIZE IT
LIFE IS A GAME...PLAY IT
LIFE IS A PROMISE...FULFILL IT
LIFE IS A STRUGGLE...ACCEPT IT
LIFE IS A TRAGEDY...CONFRONT IT
LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE...DARE IT
LIFE IS LUCK...MAKE IT
LIFE IS A LIFE...LIVE IT
TRUST YOUR JOURNEY
THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE BEAUTY OF
THEIR DREAMS
DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY, BE WITH THOSE WHO MAKE YOU SMILE,
LAUGH AS MUCH AS YOU BREATHE, LOVE AS LONG AS YOU LIVE
DO SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE
LOVE MOTHER EARTH
LIVE WITH INTENTION.
AS CONSTANT AS THE STARTS ABOVE, KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOVED.
TE AMO (SPANISH-I LOVE YOU)
FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU, PLANS FOR HOPE AND A

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FUTURE. JER 29:11
LISTEN. FORGIVE. LIVE COMPASSIONATELY. DANCE WHEREVER YOU
CAN. SING BOLDLY. EMBRACE YOUR SPIRIT. CULTIVATE LASTING
FRIENDSHIPS. BE YOUR AUTHENITIC SELF.
DILLILIVE WITH INTENTIONWALK TO THE EDGE. LISTEN HARD.
PRACTICE WELLNESS. PLAY WITH ABANDON. LAUGH. CHOOSE WITH NO
REGRET. CONTINUE TO LEARN. APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDS. DO WHAT
YOU LOVE. LIVE AS IF THIS IS ALL THERE IS.
DILLIGARA (DOESITLOOKLIKEIGIVEARATSASS)
IT IS WHEN YOU GIVE OF YOURSELF THAT YOU TRULY GIVE.
TRUST YOUR HEART.
THE WINDS OF CHANGE BRING TREASURES UNKNOWN...EMBRACE
CHANGE.
I THINK I’LL JOURNEY OUT SOME DAY TO WONDEROUS LANDS AFAR,
OR EVEN CHART A JOURNEY TO A DISTANT BLAZING STAR.
NEVER LOSE HEART, NEVER LOSE HOPE, NEVER LOSE FAITH, NEVER
EVER GIVE UP.
TIME HEALS.
ENJOY THE DAY
ONE DAY AT A TIME
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
GO CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR DREAMS
REMEMBER...I AM ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU
BLESS THIS WOMAN
YOU ARE LOVED
LIVE BOLD
LIVE FULLY
WORDS OF WISDOM: BE HAPPY; BE KIND; SIMPLIFY; LAUGH;
APPRECIATE; LOVE; BE GOOD TO YOURSELF; BE COMPASSIONATE; BE
WELL; BE THANKFUL; BE BRAVE
SPEAK TO MY SOUL AND I WILL LISTEN

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WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
YES I CAN!
I WILL TRAVEL DOWN THE PATH OF MY DREAMS
INFINITE POTENTIAL
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE
I AM A SURVIVOR
ENJOY THE MOMENT
AND SHE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER
GIRLFRIENDS...THRU THICK AND THIN
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE...AND AND CAT
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE...AND A DOG
LIFE IS SIMPLE EAT.SLEEP.(HIKE, BIKE, FISH, CAMP, SHOP, GARDEN,
BIRD, RIDE
WE ARE PART OF THE EARTH...AND IT IS PART OF US
BORN AGAIN HIPPIE
FREE YOUR SPIRIT
CHERISH THE JOURNEY
ALWAYS AND FOREVER
BE JOYFUL IN YOUR HOPE. PATIENT IN YOUR AFFLICTION. FAITHFUL IN
YOUR PRAYERS. ROMANS 12:12
CELEBRATE LAVISHLY.GIVE FREELY. RECEIVE JOYFULLY. SHARE THE
LOVE.
LIVE WHAT YOU LOVE
GOOD FRIENDS ARE LIKE STARS...YOU DON’T ALWAYS SEE THEM BUT
YOU KNOW THEY’RE ALWAYS THERE.
LIFE IS NOT MEASURED BY THE BREATHS YOU TAKE, BUT BY THE
MOMENTS THAT TAKE YOUR BREATHE AWAY.
FRIENDSHIP IS NOT A BIG THING. IT’S A MILLION LITTLE THINGS.
THE BEST THING IN LIFE TO HOLD ON TO… IS EACH OTHER
I LOVE YOU NOT FOR WHAT YOU ARE, BUT FOR WHAT I AM WHEN I AM
WITH YOU

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THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS A LIFE OF PURPOSE
ALL THAT I AM AND ALL THAT I HOPE TO BE I OWE TO YOU
LET THE BEAUTY OF WHAT YOU LOVE BE WHAT YOU DO
YOU ARE LOVED BEYOND MEASURE
NEVER NEVER NEVER GIVE UP
LOVE IS ABOVE ALL THE GIFT OF ONESELF
MAY EVERY SUNRISE HOLD MORE PROMISE AND EVERY SUNSET HOLD
MORE PEACE
LIVE LIFE WITH NO REGRETS
TODAY IS A GIFT, HAVE FUN!
IN THE MIDST OF OUR LIVES, WE MUST FIND THE MAGIC THAT MAKES
OUR SOULS SOAR…
LIVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT
WHAT YOU THINK YOU BECOME
THINK GOOD THOUGHTS, DO GOOD DEEDS
BE GENTLE WITH THE EARTH
REMEMBER TO PLAY
LIVE THE LIFE YOU HAVE IMAGINED
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER
LIFE IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION
NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST
BELIEVE THERE ARE NO LIMITS BUT THE SKY
SHARE FAITH, OFFER PRAYER, GATHER HOPE
ASK, BELIEVE, RECEIVE
ENJOY THE JOURNEY
LIFE’S A JOURNEY
LIVE WITH INTENTION
LIFE IS GOOD
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
HONOR THE EARTH AND SKY
LET WONDER NEVER CEASE

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TOGETHER*TWO HEARTS TO CHERISH*ONE LIFE TO SHARE
DEFINE YOUR LIFE!
THE SECRET TO HAVING IT ALL IS BELIEVEING THAT YOU ALREADY DO
THERE’S NEVER A SECOND 1ST IMPRESSION
I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE * I AM THE CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL
BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD
A SISTER IS FOREVER A FRIEND (A SISTER IS A FRIEND FOREVER)
LIVE SIMPLY * GIVE MORE * EXPECT LESS
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS
LET YOUR SPIRIT SOAR
KEEP IT SIMPLE
ALL BECAUSE TWO PEOPLE FELL IN LOVE
LIVE SIMPLY * LOVE GENEROUSLY * SPEAK KINDLY * CARE DEEPLY *
LEAVE THE REST TO GOD
SIMPLIFY
DANCE: LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING
SING: LIKE NO ONE IS LISTENING
LOVE: LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN HURT BEFORE
LIVE: LIKE EACH DAY IS YOUR LAST
LIVE THE LIFE YOU LOVE
FORTUNE SIDES WITH SHE WHO DARES
AS CONSTANT AS THE STARS ABOVE: KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOVED
JUST BREATHE
HANG ON AND HOLD TIGHT
NEVER BELIEVE IN NEVER
EVERY END IS A NEW BEGINNING
REJOICE IN WHAT YOU HAVE
EASILY DISTRACTED BY SHINY OBJECTS
LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH NO REGRETS
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE YOU GO IN LIFE…IT’S WHO YOU HAVE
BESIDE YOU

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WHEN YOU STUMBLE, MAKE IT PART OF THE DANCE
PLANT THE SEEDS OF CHANGE
FOREVER MY SISTER, ALWAYS MY FRIEND
GO CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR DREAMS
IT IS WHAT IT IS
THE JOURNEY AWAKENS THE SOUL
IN DREAMS WE CATCH GLIMPSES OF A LIFE LARGER THAN OUR OWN
WHEREVER YOU ARE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART
MAY THERE ALWAYS BE AN ANGEL BY YOUR SIDE
BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD
NOBODY CAN HURT ME WITHOUT MY PERMISSION
TWO ROADS DIVERGED IN A WOOD AND I TOOK THE ONE LESS
TRAVELED BY AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
WE CANNOT DIRECT THE WIND, WE CAN ONLY ADJUST OUR SAILS
ONE DAY AT A TIME
ONLY THOSE WHO WILL RISK GOING TOO FAR CAN POSSIBLY FIND OUT
HOW FAR ONE CAN GO
LIFE ISN’T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS, IT’S ABOUT
LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN
CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, CHANGE THE WORLD
KEEP YOUR HEART FREE FROM HATE, YOUR MIND FROM WORRY. LIVE
SIMPLY, EXPECT LITTLE, GIVE MUCH. FILL YOUR LIFE WITH LOVE.
SCATTER SUNSHINE, FORGET SELF, THINK OF OTHERS, DO AS YOU
WOULD BE DONE BY.
THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON…JUST BELIEVE
THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS A LIFE OF PURPOSE
OLD AGE IS NOT FOR SISSIES!
CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS..CHANGE THE WORLD
COUNT YOUR SMILES INSTEAD OF TEARS, COUNT YOUR COURAGE
INSTEAD OF FEARS
LIVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT

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SHOW UP IN YOUR LIFE
DILLIGARA (DOESITLOOKLIKEIGIVEARATSASS)
THE WINDS OF CHANGE BRING TREASURES UNKOWN...EMBRACE
CHANGE
THOSE WHO BRING SUNSHINE INTO THE LIVES OF OTHERS CANNOT
KEEP IT FROM THEMSELVES
SHOW ME YOUR WAYS...TEACH ME YOUR PATHS...GUIDE ME IN YOUR
TRUTH…~PSALM 25
IN DREAMS AND IN LOVE THERE ARE NO IMPOSSIBILITIES