45 quotes
"Something amazing happens when we surrender and just love. We melt into another world, a realm of power already within us. The world changes when we change. The world softens when we soften. The world loves us when we choose to love the world."
- Marianne Williamson
Love
"No one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves."
- Marianne Williamson
Awareness
"Love is what you were born with. Fear is what you learned here."
- Marianne Williamson
Belief
"Think of everything you've ever experienced that was painful; that's the meaning of Good Friday. Think of all the ways that love ultimately healed your heart; that's the meaning of Easter."
- Marianne Williamson
Hope
"Angels are the invisible hand that lifts us up when we are ready to give up on ourselves."
- Marianne Williamson
Hope
"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. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world."
- Marianne Williamson
Self-awareness
"Every decision you make reflects your evaluation of who you are."
- Marianne Williamson
Self-awareness
"In the hands of the ego, marriage is a prison. It is exclusive. It is a place where people are constantly reminded of their failures and limited by the energies of another person. It is rife with judgment and blame."
- Marianne Williamson
Self-awareness
"“Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called, ‘All The Things That Could Go Wrong.”"
- Marianne Williamson
Happiness
"We fear that we are inadequate, but our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure."
- Marianne Williamson
Courage
"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."
- Marianne Williamson
Courage
"You playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightening about shrinking so others won’t feel insecure around you. As you let your own light shine, you indirectly give others permission to do the same."
- Marianne Williamson
Inspiration
"When a woman rises up in glory, her energy is magnetic and her sense of possibility contagious."
- Marianne Williamson
Inspiration
"And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves."
- Marianne Williamson
Motivation
"The challenges we face in life are always lessons that serve our soul’s growth."
- Marianne Williamson
Adversity
"You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be."
- Marianne Williamson
Learning
"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others."
- Marianne Williamson
Leadership
"We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
- Marianne Williamson
Self-esteem
"Spiritual progress is like a detoxification."
- Marianne Williamson
Growth
"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."
- Marianne Williamson
Self-confidence
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure... We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?"
- Marianne Williamson
Self-confidence
"You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us."
- Marianne Williamson
Faith
"We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world."
- Marianne Williamson
Faith
"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. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?"
- Marianne Williamson
Belief in Self
"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. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?"
- Marianne Williamson
Belief in Self
"February is the month to embrace the healing power of laughter and find joy amidst life’s challenges."
- Marianne Williamson
Healing
"The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world."
- Marianne Williamson
Forgiveness
"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."
- Marianne Williamson
Forgiveness
"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."
- Marianne Williamson
Forgiveness
"There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do."
- Marianne Williamson
Empowerment
"Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do."
- Marianne Williamson
Empowerment
"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."
- Marianne Williamson
Empowerment
"There is no single effort more radical in its potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our children."
- Marianne Williamson
Change
"The number one root of all illness, as we know, is stress."
- Marianne Williamson
Health
"The moment of surrender is not when life is over. It’s when it begins."
- Marianne Williamson
New Beginnings
"Let go of your story so the Universe can write a new one for you."
- Marianne Williamson
New Beginnings
"Every ending is a new beginning."
- Marianne Williamson
New Beginnings
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are."
- Marianne Williamson
Joy
"Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we’re frantic, life will be frantic. If we’re peaceful, life will be peaceful."
- Marianne Williamson
Mindfulness
"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. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
- Marianne Williamson
Overcoming Obstacles
"The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another."
- Marianne Williamson
Philosophy
""The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.""
- Marianne Williamson
Philosophy
"The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love."
- Marianne Williamson
Spirituality
"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."
- Marianne Williamson
Spirituality
"The moment after being let go, when we can finally let it go, is the moment of freedom."
- Marianne Williamson
Liberation