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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 Williamson

A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love-from a belief in what is not real, to faith in that which is. That shift in perception changes everything.
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Change Fear Love Miracle Reality
You can live your life out of a circumstance or you can live your life out of a vision.
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Circumstance Life Live Vision Yourself
We do not heal the past by dwelling there. We heal the past by living in the present.
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Healing Live Past Present
Forgiveness is the key to inner peace because it is the mental technique by which our thoughts are transformed from fear to love.
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Fear Forgiveness Love Mental Peace Thinking Transformation
Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and ablities were used in a way that served others.
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Ourselves Service Sleep Success Talent Way
And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
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Listening Ourselves Voice
I’m better than I used to be. Better than I was yesterday. But hopefully not as good as I’ll be tomorrow.
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Better Goodness Hope Myself Past
Just like a sunbeam can’t separate itself from the sun, and a wave can’t separate itself from the ocean, we can’t separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible divine mind.
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Connection Divine Mindset Ocean Ourselves Philosophy Shine Sun Wave
The reason so many of us are obsessed with becoming stars is because we are not yet starring in our own lives. The cosmic spotlight isn’t pointed at you, it radiates from within you.
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Live Obsession Ourselves Radiation Reason Stars
Once you know that every moment and every person and every situation has something to teach you, you’re a student all day. You know it’s the depth of your observation that is the issue – not how much the world has to show you.
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Moments Myself Observation Person Situation Teaching
If you want to end darkness you cannot beat it with a baseball bat, you have to turn on a light.
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Darkness End Light Yourself
Don’t be concerned that things appear to be falling apart: this has to happen in order for something new and wonderful to emerge.
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Appearance Fall Order Wonderful
God is the electricity and we are the lamps.
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Electricity God Lamp
Withholding love is a form of self-sabotage, as what we withhold from others we are withholding from ourselves.
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Form Love Ourselves
Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. If we want to be rid of fear, we cannot fight it but must replace it with love.
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Absence Darkness Fear Fight Light Replacement
A meaningful life is not a popularity contest. Do what in your heart you believe to be the right thing, and you may or may not get immediate approval from the world. Do it anyway.
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Heart Meaning Popularity Right World Yourself

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.

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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.

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