The Goddess doesn't enter us from outside; she emerges from deep within. She is not held back by what happened in the past. She is conceived in consciousness, born in love, and nurtured by higher thinking. She is integrity and value, created and sustained by the hard work of personal growth and the discipline of a life lived actively in hope.
Marianne WilliamsonWhat is happening today is that there are millions of children who are not lifted up to the first rung of the ladder. Then they are condemned when they don't know how to climb from there.
Marianne WilliamsonThe soul force we need in America today, more than any other, is the spirit of atonement. We need to humble ourselves before God and ask forgiveness for the things we have done wrong. We need to ask God to forgive us for our arrogance.
Marianne WilliamsonIf we lose a job, we are easily tempted into thoughts like, "Ain't it awful? There aren't any jobs out there. This is terrible. It'll be awhile before the economy comes back. Even if they're hiring someone, they're not hiring someone my age with my resume." And that's really what causes the crash and burn. The fact is, there are Fortune 500 companies that have been founded during recessions.
Marianne WilliamsonI don't think that my twenties were any more dramatic than those of most people I know. I was never that bad and I never became that good.
Marianne WilliamsonThere is within each of us the possibility of magnificence. Every moment is an opportunity to make it manifest. Let the spirit awaken you to a miraculous life.
Marianne WilliamsonIf a train doesnโt stop at your station, itโs simply because itโs not your train. Donโt try to flag down the conductor and convince them to stop there, even if their own map says that they should just keep going. You may not realize it, but thereโs another train trying to come toward you, unable to get into your station because a train that doesnโt even belong there is being delayed there by your intensity.
Marianne Williamson