My Soul Needs…

Just a few notes:

I saw Akeelah and the Bee the other night on DVD and discovered this wonderful quote, which I wanted to pass on to all of you:

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, 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 enlightening about shrinking so that other people won’t feel unsure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.

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.

Marianne Williamson (1952-)

How wonderful and inspiring is that?

On a sadder note, why do people think it is okay to beat their animals?

This is from Gothamist:

This past weekend, a Queens man was arrested for animal cruelty. Oswald Joudan faces up to a year in a prison and a $2,000 fine for a number of terrible things he did to his Chow Chow “Lumpy” (pictured). A neighbor called the ASPCA, which found the dog so badly beaten that its face is distorted. The dog was also starved to the point of being 30 pounds (!!) underweight and had a 14-inch collar on the its 17-inch neck that was so restricting that it was embedded in the flesh. The dog needed 100 stitches to close up the wound. The ASPCA will determine whether the dog, who has a “great disposition” and will be renamed, can be adopted, but in the meantime, you can call 212-876-7700 to find out.

And why do people think it’s okay to joke about Senator Barack Obama’s name (how assinine is it to call him “Osama”)? Are you haters, and racists, um showing your true colors?

I’m excited about the possibilities of having either a woman or a Black man in office, it’s been a long time coming! I hope it just doesn’t divide and hurt the vote.

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