Marianne Williamson Quotes

"The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world."

"I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness."

"We may have bad weather in Ireland, but the sun shines in the hearts of the people and that keeps us all warm."

"Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve."

"As we become purer channels for God's light, we develop an appetite for the sweetness that is possible in this world. A miracle worker is not geared toward fighting the world that is, but toward creating the world that could be."

"Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here."

"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."

"The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world."

"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."

"The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self."

"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."

"As we let our light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others."

"We receive His peace when we ask Him for it. We keep His peace by extending it to others. Those are the keys and there are no others."

"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."

"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are."

"Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it."

"Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one."

"If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed."

"When an idea reaches critical mass there is no stopping the shift its presence will induce."

"Joy, has no cost."