There’s a point in life when many of us become disconnected from our spiritual selves until the moment we wake up, when re realise it’s not working for us, and decide to return. Bestselling author, activist and global thought leader Marianne Williamson remembers her own awakening and has inspired millions to do the same.
Her seminal book, A Return to Love, did that for me.
Marianne joins me in this episode of My Spiritual Side, to talk about her latest book, Midlife Awakening - inviting us to see this third chapter of life not as a winding down, but a new beginning - a chance to consciously shape the rest of our lives and reconnect with our true selves. We explore what it really means to live with purpose, the transformative power of prayer, why forgiveness - of ourselves and others - is essential, and why it’s never too late to take a stand for our own unlimited potential.
We also talk about late-life love (yes, the Holy Spirit can work anywhere) and how, when we do the inner work, midlife can be a time of blazing light.
Enjoy this enlightening conversation with one of the most influential spiritual teachers of our time, Marianne Williamson.
In this episode, Marianne shares:
- The importance of a morning spiritual practice; start each day by saying ‘Bless the world’. Like exercise, spiritual attention helps work our attitudinal muscle
- The “spilt” that occurs in our youth - the moment we become disconnected from ourselves
- How A Course in Miracles changed the course of Marianne’s life - a daily practice of mind training
- Why midlife is not an era of ‘data collection’ but ‘application’; we have a choice to consciously shape our next chapter rather than surrender to ‘the prevailing winds’ of ageism and misogyny
- Life purpose. Marianne challenges the ‘faux strain of feminism’ that defines purpose solely through career. “Our purpose is to show up in any given moment with greater love”.
- Why it is not too late; There is no time limit in the quantum field.
- How this awareness brings urgency - and clarity. A desire to heal what needs healing, to speak our truth and contribute to the world future generations will inherit. “If we join together, this can be a time of blazing light”.
- Why forgiveness - of others, and of ourselves - is essential. Carrying grievances into the present denies life the opportunity to begin again. “You can have a grievance or a miracle, but you can’t have both.”
- Spiritual practice is a moment-by-moment choice: to stay anchored in the past, or to open ourselves to the future. To be right, or to be happy.
- Romantic love remains fully available to us in midlife when we do the spiritual work to make us ready
- One of the most powerful sentences we can ever say: “I am willing to see this differently.”
- How to explore our own spiritual side - by staying open.
Key Quotes
“God knows how to be God. Just make room.”
“We’re choosing every moment. We’re choosing consciously or unconsciously - but we’re choosing.”
“Your purpose is the same at 20 as at 80: to show up in each moment with greater love. There is no other purpose.”
Key Mantra:
• Only what you are not giving can be lacking in any situation
• You are 100% responsible for your life experience - and if you don’t take that responsibility, the price you pay is that you won’t be able to change it
Books mentioned in the episode:
Midlife Awakening by Marianne Williamson
A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
A Course in Miraclesby Dr. Helen Schucman
The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
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