Marianne Williamson is a spiritual teacher, author and lecturer. She has published ten books, including four New York Times #1 bestsellers.
Marianne has been a popular guest on television programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America and Charlie Rose.
In 1989, she founded Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area.
Born: July 8, 1952, Houston, Texas, United States
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.
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.
Just as you wouldn’t leave the house without taking a shower, you shouldn’t start the day without at least 10 minutes of sacred practice: prayer, meditation, inspirational reading.
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.
Unforgiveness is like drinking poison yourself and waiting for the other person to die.
My self healing lies in praying for those who have harmed me.
The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.
May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.
We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?
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.
Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense everything that comes from love is a miracle.
As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.
The number one root of all illness, as we know, is stress.
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.
Dear God, Please send to me the spirit of Your peace. Then send, dear Lord, the spirit of peace from me to all the world. Amen.
Many times in life, we say we want change but are then terrified when the opportunity for it arrives.
The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.
We’re often afraid of looking at our shadow because we want to avoid the shame or embarrassment that comes along with admitting mistakes.
I think of prayer as a spiritual lifeline back to where I most want to be.
I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness.
Prayer is the medium of miracles; in whatever way works for you, pray right now.
Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called “All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
