Marianne Williamson Quotes
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People sometimes see an image and without knowing the surrounding patterns draw false conclusions.
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What we really need to avoid is this epidemic of false positivism and false happiness, which says if it hurts, it must be bad. Sometimes it hurts because you have a conscience.
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We have allowed an unholy alliance of government - the new monarchy - and corporate influence - the new aristocracy - to take control of events in a way that would have made our Founders shudder.
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Love is a wave flowing in the direction of bliss for all living things. It will carry you if you allow it to flow through you.
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Once we reach a certain age, we tend to recalibrate our expectations. We expect less from the world once we've seen it up close.
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Love is everywhere, but if our eyes aren't open to see it, we miss out. Who among us hasn't missed out on love because we were looking for it in one package and it came in another? Our problem is rarely a lack of love so much as a mental block to our awareness of its presence.*
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God isn't a noun but a process...a continual, infinitely creative outpouring of love and light onto all living things.
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It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
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Try to see the good in others. When you're tempted to judge someone, make an effort to see their goodness. Your willingness to look for the best in people will subconsciously bring it forth.
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Inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.
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The cosmic spotlight isn't pointed at you; it radiates from within you.
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Love, when it is a sacred quest, is a space of resurrection and repair. It does more than help us survive a soulless world; it helps us to transform.
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Imagine the week ahead unfolding in an ever-increasing flow of miracles. Allow the image to sink into your heart. Receive it with a big yes!
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The world loves us when we choose to love the world.
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Every ending is a new beginning. Through the grace of God, we can always start again. (Page 120.)
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If our prayer is “Dear God, please use me to be of service,” then that is what we will be. And it is not for us to judge either the size or value of our gifts. Our job is to try to get out of the way, to defer to the spirit moving within us and become open channels for the flow of God’s love.
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The entire political system is contrary to everything a feminine heart stands for. It lacks inclusion. It lacks tenderness toward children. It lacks honor for relationships. It lacks reverence for the earth. It lacks love. And without those things, the feminine psyche disconnects.
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Judaism is interesting in that there is something there that I think you just can't understand if you're not a Jew - it moves into a realm of true mystery.
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I never thought being famous would be wonderful, but my limited exposure to celebrity has shown me the dark side big-time.
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Now if you know what makes one person's life change, then you know what makes a nation change - because a nation is simply a large group of individuals.
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Religion is like a map. The route isn't important. It's the destination that matters.
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Life is hard enough, you don't have to embellish the drama!
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All manifestation of fear is a reflection of the fact that humanity has forgotten its spiritual identity. In beginning to remember it, we put fear on notice that its days are numbered.
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I know. And that's what took me so long.