Carrying the past in to the present, we program the future to continue the past. Letting go the past in the present, we free the future to be something else.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSONA 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.
More Marianne Williamson Quotes
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Consider the possibility of infinite possibility.
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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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Forgiveness is the ultimate preventive medicine, as well as the greatest healer.
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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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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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The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love.
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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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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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And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
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Magic happens when you tell the universe what you want it to do for you; miracles happen when you ask how you can be of service to the universe.
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Everything we do is either an act of love or a cry for help.
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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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Behind every fear, there is a miracle waiting.
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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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It takes courage…to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.
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A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love.
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If we never take a risk, we’ll never know the parts of ourselves that would have emerged if we had.
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It is our own thoughts that hold the key to miraculous transformation.
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The more we allow ourselves to enjoy, the more reasons we find to be joyful.
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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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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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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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Love is a wave flowing in the direction of bliss for all living things. It will carry you if you allow it to flow through you.
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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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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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Your life shows up for you when you show up for your life.
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