Some pain is simply the normal grief of human existence. That is pain that I try to make room for. I honor my grief.
Interpretation
Pain is a natural part of life, and it's essential to acknowledge and honor our grief.
Marianne Williamson highlights the inevitability of pain and grief in the human experience, suggesting that rather than trying to suppress these emotions, we should make space for them and recognize their significance. By honoring our grief, we accept it as a valid and essential part of our emotional journey, leading to a healthier relationship with our feelings and experiences.
In practice
In a speech about coping with loss, one might say, 'As Marianne Williamson reminds us, some pain is simply the normal grief of human existence.'
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Governments move armies, but only individuals can move hearts.
The world is in trouble. Many have prayed. God sent help. God sent you.
Once we truly understand that God's will is that we be happy, we no longer feel the need to ask for anything other than that God's will be done.
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.
Each of us has an inner room where we can visit to be cleansed of fear-based thoughts and feelings. This room, the holy of holies, is a sanctuary of light.
All the things that were read to me by my father were stories about things becoming all right.
Shells sink, dreams float. Life's good on our boat.
Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.
Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it.
You can live your whole life in your brain and not experience what's around you. You go crazy that way. That's why I have to watch myself when I get isolated for too long.
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