Marianne Williamson on listening
Marianne Williamson109 quotes“And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.”
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With every thought we think, we either summon or block a miracle. It is not our circumstances, then, but rather our thoughts about our circumstances, that determine our power to transform them.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson Love and fear represent two different lenses through which to view the world. Which I choose to use will determine what I think I see.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson On any given day, in any given moment, something could happen that opens up for you an entirely new path. Be still, be alert, be ready.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson No one is any more or any less important than you are.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player.The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson Our problem is not that we don’t have power, so much as that we tend to not use the power we have.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson Bless more; blame less.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson Imagine the most outrageously positive possibility for your life, claim it, and consider it done.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson In each of us, there lies a divine connection to a power more powerful than hate or violence. Today is the day to attune to that power and use it on behalf of peace on earth.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson If we never take a risk, we’ll never know the parts of ourselves that would have emerged if we had.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson Love isn’t material. It’s energy. We experience it as kindness, giving, mercy, compassion, peace, joy, acceptance, non-judgment, joining and intimacy.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson You don’t need a new life, just a new lens through which to view the one you have.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson If you want to end darkness you cannot beat it with a baseball bat, you have to turn on a light.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson Whatever situation you’re in: Send love, place it in God’s hands, open your heart to everyone involved – and it will turn out miraculously.
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Thoughts on a tapestry. Colour or black and white. A brush, a pen, A flash of light. Ideas flowing soon, about to take flight.
Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Like deep water, she was silent. His lips tasted of salt. He was both addicting and bitter all at once.
MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov And I would lie on your chest for hours and dream about the world in your arms but your thoughts were in another world.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry I am addicted to your madness drunk on your toxic love. Infect me with your poison, lets make storms rage above.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney The more you fail, recover, and improve, the better you are as a person.
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It’s not about what you’re saying, it’s about how you listen.
Gary VaynerchukGary Vaynerchuk You must walk to the beat of a different drummer. The same beat that the wealthy hear. If the beat sounds normal, evacuate the dance floor immediately! The goal is to not be normal, because as my radio listeners know, normal is broke.
Dave RamseyDave Ramsey When I listen to music my heart opens and the words spill out.
Lara-LeanLara-Lean You can’t fake listening. It shows.
Raquel WelchRaquel Welch Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don’t like – then cultivate it. That’s the only part of your work that’s individual and worth keeping.
Jean CocteauJean Cocteau Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully.
Pema ChodronPema Chodron Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Listen to your body – she never lies.
Marine AshnalikyanMarine Ashnalikyan
