God created the law of free will, and God created the law of cause and effect. And he himself will not violate the law. We need to be thinking less in terms of what God did and more in terms of whether or not we are following those laws.
Marianne WilliamsonThere is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you.
Marianne WilliamsonJoy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
Marianne WilliamsonWhen I was a child, my society lifted me up - though education primarily, as well as through other kinds of cultural stimulation. It wasn't just my parents or my religious community. The entire society lifted me up to the bottom rung of the ladder. Then they said, "Girl, it's up to you whether or not you climb." I don't have a problem with that. I think that is the best way to go about living.
Marianne Williamson