Until we have met the monsters in ourselves, we keep trying to slay them in the outer world. And we find that we cannot. For all darkness in the world stems from darkness in the heart. And it is there that we must do our work.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSONThe goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.
More Marianne Williamson Quotes
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Sometimes when we don’t know the answer, it’s time to simply be with the question.
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Every act of kindness on your part is a boost to your own immune system.
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We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what’s wrong in your life, or you can focus on what’s right.
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Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world.
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A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower.
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No matter what the problem, a miracle can solve it. Remember to ask for one.
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Forgiveness is the choice to see people as they are now. When we’re mad at people, we’re angry because of something they said or did before this moment. By letting go of the past, we make room for miracles to replace our grievances.
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The only way the past can drag you back is if you choose to bring it with you into the present.
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In every heart there is an inner room, where we can hold our greatest treasures and our deepest pain.
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If our emotional stability is based on what other people do or do not do, then we have no stability. If our emotional stability is based on love that is changeless and unalterable, then we attain the stability of God.
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Your life shows up for you when you show up for your life.
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And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
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Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one.
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God is the electricity and we are the lamps.
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Our problem is not that we don’t have power, so much as that we tend to not use the power we have.
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