"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, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. ... 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

                                                                                                                            Horizons watercrayon on paper 2009

It's Friday

Jaipur Literary Festival

Thousands of people converged on a palace in the city of Jaipur, in the desert state of Rajasthan, from January 21-25for an event that is rapidly gaining a reputation as

one of the most exotic gatherings of writers and thinkers in Asia, if not beyond.

The Jaipur Literature Festival, billed as "The Greatest Literary Show on Earth," attracted visitors from as far afield as Africa, Britain and the United States,

as well as large numbers from across India.

NPR story:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122941003

http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/

Spunky Little Puppet

 This is Miss Kissi, a cupcake dolly that makes me smile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNSP7urjgFw