Marianne Williamson

A queen is wise. She has earned her serenity, not having had it bestowed on her but having passer her tests. She has suffered and grown more beautiful because of it. She has proved she can hold her kingdom together. She has become its vision. She cares deeply about something bigger than herself. She rules with authentic power.

We can't look to the world to restore our worth; we're here to restore our worth to the world. The world outside us can reflect our glory, but it cannot create it. It cannot crown us. Only God can crown us, and he already has.

Don't stop now. Keep going. The next time someone makes you feel though, winning as you are, perhaps you're getting too big for your britches; say to them silently, "i haven't even started yet.

There is no single effort more radical in its potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our children.

A spiritual relationship is not necessarily one in which two people are smiling all the time. _Spiritual means to be above all else, authentic. _Real work can only occur in the presence of rigorous honesty _We all long for that, but we're afraid of communicating honestly with another person because we think they'll leave us if they see who we really are.

You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.

In our ability to think about something differently lies the power to make it different.

A Course in Miracles says we think we're going to understand people in order to figure out whether or not they're worthy of our love,_ but that actually, until we love them, we can never understand them. _What is not loved is not understood. _We hold ourselves separate from people and wait for them to earn our love, but people deserve our love because of what God created them to be. _As long as we're waiting for them to be anything better, we will constantly be disappointed. _When we choose to join with them through approval and unconditional love, the miracle kicks in for both parties. This is the primary key, the ultimate miracle, in relationships.