Marianne Williamson Quotes
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We are so trained in the thought system of fear and attack that we get to the point where natural thinking - love - feels unnatural and unnatural thinking - fear - feels natural. It takes real discipline and training to unlearn the thought system of fear.
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The universe is not only self-organizing, it is also self-correcting.
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Our barriers to love are rarely consciously chosen. They are our efforts to protect the places where the heart is bruised.
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Love is within us. It cannot be destroyed, but can only be hidden.
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Imagine that anything is possible, and name the most amazing thing that could happen in 2013.
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To appeal to God is to appeal to the action of universal love. Love never fails to come when we call to it, but it will always seem to fail us when our bidding is self-centered. The most powerful prayers are simply for God's will to be done, because God's will is healing for all living things.
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Desperately seeking something is not what attracts it to us. When we dwell, in deep peace and kindness, whatever would add to our happiness just flows to our door.
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You receive the light through what you read, through what you hear in meditation, or through some spiritual practice.
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An educated child earns more later in life, knows how to keep their own children from dying, produces more food, is less likely to get AIDS, and in the case of boys, is less likely to engage in armed civil conflict.
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We have made up a God in our image. Because we are angry and judgmental, we have projected those characteristics onto Him. But God remains who He is and always will be: He is the energy, the thought of unconditional love. He cannot think with anger or judgment. He is mercy and compassion and total acceptance.
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No matter how sad we might be, the universe is still planning our happiness.
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To me, liberation doesn't mean that I can think just like a man. Real liberation means that I can think, act, and be like a woman and receive equal respect, honor, and compensation.
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For many, many people, getting married is one of the most important things they will ever do in the pursuit of happiness.
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If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed.
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Higher thought forms trump lower ones. In the presence of a high frequency of human consciousness, all lower thought forms ultimately drop of their own dead weight.
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I'm an author. And writers write books. And writing books is a full-time career.
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The real transformation of the world comes not from what we are doing but from the consciousness from which we are doing it.
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If we lose a job, we are easily tempted into thoughts like, "Ain't it awful? There aren't any jobs out there. This is terrible. It'll be awhile before the economy comes back. Even if they're hiring someone, they're not hiring someone my age with my resume." And that's really what causes the crash and burn. The fact is, there are Fortune 500 companies that have been founded during recessions.
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Only do what you feel called in your heart to do, and then give all of yourself to the task.
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The love is real in any situation; everything else is just an illusion.
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No matter what I write or speak about, it always has some connection to how our spiritual understanding impacts the world we live in. Whether I'm writing or teaching about nutrition, pilates, green living or meditation, all topics simmer down to self thought and intention.
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Our self-perception determines our behavior. If we think we’re small, limited, inadequate creatures, then we tend to behave that way, and the energy we radiate reflects those thoughts no matter what we do. If we think we’re magnificent creatures with an infinite abundance of love and power to give, then we tend to behave that way. Once again, the energy around us reflects our state of awareness.
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Women are still in emotional bondage as long as we need to worry that we might have to make a choice between being heard and being loved.
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Doug Motel makes 'conscious comedy'. He makes me laugh, and he makes me think.