Some pain is simply the normal grief of human existence. That is pain that I try to make room for. I honor my grief.
Marianne WilliamsonRead
While women were powerfully liberated both externally as well as internally by the feminism of the 1970s, we made some serious mistakes as well.
Interpretation
The feminism of the 1970s liberated women, but also had its drawbacks.
Marianne Williamson reflects on the feminist movements of the 1970s, acknowledging the significant progress women made towards liberation in both social and personal realms. However, she also points out that this era was not without its serious mistakes, suggesting that while the movement brought about empowerment, it may have also overlooked certain issues or made missteps in its quest for equality and freedom.
In practice
This quote can be used in a women's rights rally to inspire critical reflection.
Some pain is simply the normal grief of human existence. That is pain that I try to make room for. I honor my grief.
As we become purer channels for God's light, we develop an appetite for the sweetness that is possible in this world. A miracle worker is not geared toward fighting the world that is, but toward creating the world that could be.
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.
Let's go." "We can't." "Why not?" "We're waiting for Godot.
People may assume 'The Act of Killing' is a historical documentary about what happened in 1965. But our purpose was to expose a present-day regime of fear for what it is.
Yes, in my life, since we must call it so, there were three things, the inability to speak, the inability to be silent, and solitude, thatβs what Iβve had to make the best of.
When you are aware of space, you are not really aware of anything, except awareness itself - the inner space of consciousness. Through you, the universe is becoming aware of itself! Just as space enables all things to exist and just as without silence there could be no sound, you would not exist without the vital formless dimension that is the essence of who you are.
The practice of arbitrary imprisonments have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.
If you want to be fully convinced of the abominations of slavery, go on a southern plantation, and call yourself a negro trader. Then there will be no concealment; and you will see and hear things that will seem to you impossible among human beings with immortal souls.
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