A person acting from a motivation of contribution and service rises to such a level of moral authority that worldly success is a natural result.
Marianne WilliamsonYou can't remove that layer of pain by just saying, "Okay, I'm not going to wallow in it." The only way to remove that layer of pain is to face what it says and to recognize it as the look in the mirror that it is, reflecting the things you did that you wish you hadn't done and the things you didn't do that you wish you had done.
Marianne WilliamsonChoosing joy involves spiritual surrender, and sometimes we would rather hold on to the pain than surrender our egos.
Marianne Williamson