We do not heal the past by dwelling there. We heal the past by living in the present.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSONLove is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.
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Every act of kindness on your part is a boost to your own immune system.
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Forgiveness is the ultimate preventive medicine, as well as the greatest healer.
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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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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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Think of everything you’ve ever experienced that was painful; that’s the meaning of Good Friday. Think of all the ways that love ultimately healed your heart; that’s the meaning of Easter.
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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.
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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.
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Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called “All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
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Living meaningfully is what brings joy.
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Behind every dark cloud there is an every-shining sun. Just wait. In time, the cloud will pass.
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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.
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We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present.
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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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If you know what changes a heart, you know what changes the world.
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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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