Constituton Project, Inc.

The Mission: Constitution Project, Inc., a Florida non-profit, was founded by Joseph Cofield, for the purpose of putting a copy of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence in the hands of every 5th grade student in Florida. That is a huge task, as there are over 200,000 5th graders in 67 different Florida counties, but progress ​ is being made thanks to Joseph's extraordinary efforts!

The How: Joseph began his mission in April 2014 and since then, many amazing things have happened. To gather support for his mission, in April of 2015 he began his 27 - 67 Journey Across Florida - visiting each of the 67 Florida counties, riding his bike 21 miles and running 6 in each county (one mile for each of the 27 Amendments). That is over 1,800 difficult miles meeting with state and county officials, school personnel and service organizations.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Our Deepest Fear

In February when I was struggling to convince others of the importance of getting those Constitution booklets in the hands of our students; I was introduced to a very wisdom man.

Nick Maverick just experienced the same process that I was experiencing and he took many hours of his time on the telephone and emails to help continue to lift my spirit to continue my mission of getting those Constitution booklets to the youth of Florida.

Nick left me with this wonderful quote by Marianne Williamson, spiritual activist, author, lecturer..., and I would like to share this quote with you as well because it really inspired me to get beyond my deep fear of not accomplishing the task of getting those Constitution booklets in the classrooms by September 2015.

I share with you on the eve of my official "Journey Across Florida" the quote below:
 
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 does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. 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 and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.


I will be in Charlotte County on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 continuing the 27 - 67 project.

2 comments:

TexasTeacha said...

Love this quote!!! Sending good vibes your way as you promote this project!

TexasTeacha said...

Love this quote! Sending good vibes your way as you promote this project!