Quotes from Marianne Williamson

It takes great courage and personal strength to hold on to our center during times of great hurt. It takes wisdom to understand that our reactiveness only fans the flames of false drama.

Dear God, I give this time of quiet to You. Please dissolve my thoughts of stress and fear And deliver me to the inner place Where all is peace and love. Amen.

The number one root of all illness, as we know, is stress

Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and ablities were used in a way that served others.

You must master a new way to think, before you can master a new way to be.

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.

Sometimes what we deem a failure at the time it happens actually serves to foster a change within us that creates an even greater success down the road.

The fact that the commercial success of my books has allowed me to buy a house for myself and my daughter I think is a lovely thing. I don't think there is anything wrong with that.

Know that there's enough room for everyone to be passionate, creative & successful. In fact, there's more than room for everyone; there is a need for everyone.

Think of your work life therefore, not as separate from your spiritual life but as central to your spiritual life. Whatever your business, it is your ministry.

You can live your life out of a circumstance or you can live your life out of a vision.

The spiritual path - is simply the journey of living our lives. Everyone is on a spiritual path; most people just don't know it.

Always be open to new beginnings. To the universe, every moment is the start of the next big thing in your life.

Think of the most amazing thing you could possibly do with your life. Then say out loud, 'YES.'

A change of heart leads to change in behavior, and a change in behavior leads to changing the world.

Daily life is the enemy of greatness.

I think the heartbreak of September 11 - America's grief not only over the loss of life but also the loss of our own innocence - has expanded us as people because it has tenderized our hearts. On a psychological level, the American people have matured as a result of that awful day.

Sometimes a miracle is a change in material conditions, such as physical healing. At other times, it is a psychological or emotional change.

At their peak, religion and psychotherapy become one.

We experience God to the extent to which we love, forgive, and focus on the good in others and ourselves.

We live in a world of easy friendships - people here for you when it's easy, 'so-sorry-but-I-have-an-errand-to-do-now' when it's not.

Old systems do not fold willingly, particularly when they control gargantuan amounts of wealth and power. But like empires of old - from the Romans to the Hapsburgs to the colonial British - even the largest do fall.

Try to see the good in others. When you're tempted to judge someone, make an effort to see their goodness. Your willingness to look for the best in people will subconsciously bring it forth.

The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.