Marianne Williamson Quotes

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

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.

Bless more; blame less.

Beauty is an internal light, a spiritual radiance that all women have, but most women hide - unconsciously denying its existence. What we do not claim, remains invisible.

Whatever situation you're in: Send love, place it in God's hands, open your heart to everyone involved - and it will turn out miraculously.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one.

If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed.

I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness.

A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love-from a belief in what is not real, to faith in that which is. That shift in perception changes everything.

In any moment, in any circumstance, a miracle will occur when we align ourselves with truth.

Magic happens when you tell the universe what you want it to do for you; miracles happen when you ask how you can be of service to the universe.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.

We were all born carrying a promise -- a promise to make the world better -- and there's a yearning to make good on that promise that none of us can suppress forever.

Think bigger. Forget limits. Embrace the idea of endless possibility.... It will change you.

The more room you give yourself to express your true thoughts and feelings, the more room there is for your wisdom to emerge.

Thought is cause: experience is effect. If you don't like the effects in your life, you have to change the nature of your thinking.

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.

If you want to end darkness you cannot beat it with a baseball bat, you have to turn on a light.

With every thought we think, we either summon or block a miracle. It is not our circumstances, then, but rather our thoughts about our circumstances, that determine our power to transform them.

A meaningful life is not a popularity contest. Do what in your heart you believe to be the right thing, and you may or may not get immediate approval from the world. Do it anyway.

Life is a book that never ends. Chapters close, but not the book itself. The end of one physical incarnation is like the end of a chapter, on some level setting up the beginning of another.

The choice to be used as an instrument of love, right here, right now, is a choice for personal empowerment.

In every heart there is an inner room, where we can hold our greatest treasures and our deepest pain.

When a woman conceives her true self, a miracle occurs and life around her begins again.

Prepare for the new; expect the new; embrace the new. Otherwise, you'll just repeat what's old.

We aren't bodies at all; who we are is the love inside us, and it is that love alone that determines our value. When our minds are filled with light, there is no room for darkness.

Don't think small and expect to have a big life.

Once the light of our awareness is cast on any darkness, then it cannot hide and it cannot remain. Such is the law of consciousness.

The reason so many of us are obsessed with becoming stars is because we are not yet starring in our own lives. The cosmic spotlight isn't pointed at you, it radiates from within you.

Behind every fear, there is a miracle waiting.

The meaningful question is never what we did yesterday, but what we have learned from it and are doing today.

I've come to trust not that events will always unfold exactly as I want, but that I will be fine either way. The challenges we face in life are always lessons that serve our soul's growth.

It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.

We resist Joy on this planet more than we resist war.

Sometimes when we don't know the answer, it's time to simply be with the question.

Withholding love is a form of self-sabotage, as what we withhold from others we are withholding from ourselves.

Every act of kindness on your part is a boost to your own immune system.

Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. If we want to be rid of fear, we cannot fight it but must replace it with love.

We don't reach the light through endless analysis of the dark. We reach the light by choosing the light.

The wise person doesn't ask, "What have I achieved?" but rather, "What have I contributed?"

Yes, women are homemakers - and the entire earth is our home. Yes, we are here to take care of the children - and every child in the world is one of our own.

Any situation that pushes our buttons is a situation where we don't yet have the capacity to be unconditionally loving.

Love isn't material. It's energy... We experience it as kindness, giving, mercy, compassion, peace, joy, acceptance, non-judgment, joining and intimacy.

The greatest force of personal liberation is the decision to widen our circle of compassion, moving from focus on self to focus on service.

Forgiveness is the ultimate preventive medicine, as well as the greatest healer.

Whatever worked in the past, build on it; whatever didn't work in the past, break the chain that binds you to it.

You don't need a new life, just a new lens through which to view the one you have.

We receive His peace when we ask Him for it. We keep His peace by extending it to others. Those are the keys and there are no others.

The only way the past can drag you back is if you choose to bring it with you into the present.