Our problem is not that we don’t have power, so much as that we tend to not use the power we have.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSONInner peace doesn’t come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.
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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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Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.
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Part of forgiving people is releasing them from our own agendas.
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You can live your life out of a circumstance or you can live your life out of a vision.
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Every bird that sings, sings for you. Every breeze that blows, blows for you. Every sunray shines for you. If you only knew how loved you are.
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
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The meaningful question is never what we did yesterday, but what we have learned from it and are doing today.
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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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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 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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We are not here to fix, change or belittle another person. We are here to support, forgive and heal one another.
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Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.
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May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.
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Inner peace doesn’t come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.
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A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love.
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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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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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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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The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love.
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In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.
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God is the electricity and we are the lamps.
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Every act of kindness on your part is a boost to your own immune system.
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No one is any more or any less important than you are.
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Imagine the week ahead unfolding in an ever-increasing flow of miracles. Allow the image to sink into your heart. Receive it with a big yes!
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You playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightening about shrinking so others won’t feel insecure around you. As you let your own light shine, you indirectly give others permission to do the same.
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Ego says, “Once everything falls into place, I’ll feel peace”. Spirit says, “Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place”.
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