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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 7th, 2021 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“Whenever our outer world becomes stuck, it is incumbent upon us to look, not outward, but inward. It is a call to find the places in ourselves where we are holding on to old ways – where we blame others … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Often, when the modern mind experiences itself as bored, it’s actually merely addicted to cheap stimulation, having been trained by television and so forth to constantly jump out of its center. Learning how to slowly and purposefully arrange flowers in … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 by Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford & Marianne Williamson in THE SHADOW EFFECT
“We have been conditioned to fear the shadow side of life and the shadow side of ourselves. When we catch ourselves thinking a dark thought or acting out in a behavior that we feel is unacceptable, we run, just like … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“We should not have to choose between being in the flow of God’s love and having a successful career. Indeed, the former fosters the latter. Yet in our society, it’s very easy to buy in to the ego’s perspective on … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 9th, 2020 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“It isn’t easy giving birth to our spiritual potential. Spiritual labor can be very arduous-one holy instant at a time when we give it up, surrender, soften, don’t care if we’re right, forego our impatience, detach from the opinions and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 27th, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Imagine life to be like a camera. The amount of light in the picture is determined by the size of the aperture at the time the picture is taken. For most of us most of the time, our experience of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“Sometimes there are issues that we push to the back of a drawer, as it were. We know they belong to us and that we’ll have to deal with them someday. But we keep putting them off and putting them … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 12th, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Whenever you are angry, know you’re hurting yourself. Ask for a healing. Ask to experience your own angelic nature, that you might see beyond someone else’s behavior to the angel, however wounded, within them. Given the unity of all minds, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Miracles can come from anything, anywhere, anytime. There is no situation that ties God’s hands. He is bigger than layoffs, or recessions, or stock market losses. Every ending is a new beginning. Through the grace of God, we can always … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 4th, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“It’s important to give up yesteryear when yesteryear is gone. I remember complaining to my best friend that when I lecture, I’m not as fast as I once was, not as snap-crackle-and-pop in my delivery. His response was helpful: that … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“According to A Course in Miracles, our job is to tell someone they’re right, even when they’re wrong. That doesn’t means we’re supposed to lie. It does mean, however, that it’s always our mission to affirm someone’s humanity, even when … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“The opening of the heart is an awesome personal politic, providing us with an internal strength greater than any worldly power. As we receive God’s love and impart it to others, we are given the power to repair the world. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“Most of us – all of us, in fact, except the enlightened masters – live to some extent in a state of “love withhold.”‘ We are waiting to see if a person is good enough to receive our kindness, our … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 21st, 2018 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Religious institutions are not the only arbiters of religious experience. They do not own the Truth, for Truth cannot be owned. Nor should they think they hold some franchise on our spiritual life. They are consultants and frameworks, but they … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 6th, 2018 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“There is something to learn from every encounter. If someone is kind to us, the lesson is to be grateful, not to take kindness for granted, and, most important, to graciously return their kindness. If someone is not kind, the … Continue reading