Akeelah and the Bee

If you haven't seen Akeelah and the Bee, you've missed a remarkable little gem of a movie. I'm not sure how it slipped under our radar when it was first released... we only discovered it on DVD quite recently. It's nice to find a movie that is not only enjoyed by the whole family, but has some substance that inspires and challenges us at a deeper level. The final spelling bee, where Akeelah and Dylan face each other... well - that is such a compelling scene that Garry and I both end up in tears - with the kids rolling their eyes at us.
One of the best quotes in the movie comes when Akeelah reads out the following quote from Marianne Williamson:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.