Marlo Morgan Quotes

You either have faith or fear, not both. Things, they think, generate fear. The more things you have, the more you have to fear. Eventually you are living your life for things.

— Marlo Morgan

“Our words, our actions must constantly set the stage for the life we wish to lead.”

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“The less you take from the land, the less you owe in return.”

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The spider's lesson is never to be greedy. It shows that objects of necessity can be objects of beauty and art as well. The spider teaches us that we can be too easily enraptured with ourselves.

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“Everyone has blood and bones; the important one is your intention and your soul.”

— Marlo Morgan

“There is no morality in war', they said, 'but cannibals never killed more in one day that they could eat. In your wars, thousands are killed in a few minutes. Perhaps it might be worth suggesting to you leaders that both parties in your war agree to five minutes of combat. Then let all the parents come to the battlefield and collect the pieces and parts of their children, take them home and mourn and bury them. After that is over, another five minutes of battle might or might not be agreed upon. It is difficult to make sense out of senselessness.”

— Marlo Morgan

“I also did something that seems to come naturally to females, although I am sure we are not taught to do it; I placed my underwear in the middle of the stack of clothing.”

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“Regal Black Swan told me that in this world of personalities, there is always a duality. I had interpreted it as good versus bad, slavery or freedom, conformity and its opposite. But that is not the case. It is not black or white; it is always shades of gray. And most important, all the gray is moving in a progressive pattern back to the originator. I teased about our age and told him I needed another fifty years just for comprehension.”

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“I now know we each have two lives: the one we learn by and the one we live after that. The”

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The only way to pass a test is to take the test

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“The limitations of my endurance were expanded over and over. At times I felt that if I did not sit down I would collapse. Then something would happen to attract my attention ... miraculously, the distraction always provided wings, carrying new strength, a second wind.”

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If you go to bed at night and think about your day and you haven't laughed very much, then you must jump out of bed and go do something fun.

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If I simply live the principles that appear to be truth for me, I will touch the lives of those I am destined to touch.

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Perhaps the future of the world would be in better hands if we forgot about discovering something new and concentrated on recovering our past.

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“The real people nation have for centuries had the practice at birth of speaking the same first phrase to all newborns. Each person hears the same exact first human words: "We love you and support you on the journey." At their final celebration, everyone hugs them and repeats the phrase again.”

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It seems mutants have something in their lives called gravy. They know truth, but it is buried under thickening and spices of convenience, materialism, insecurity, and fear. They also have something called frosting. It seems to represent how they spend almost all the seconds of their existence in doing superficial, artificial, temporary, pleasant-tasting, nice appearing projects and spend very few actual seconds of their lives developing their eternal beingness.

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“All diseases and disorders have some spiritual connection and serve as stepping stones for us to listen to and learn from.”

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“Forget the pain. Learn to endure. Focus your attention elsewhere.”

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“When you have a thought that is not in alignment with your highest vision change to a new thought! Then and there. When you say a thing that is our of alignment with your grandest idea, make a note not to say something like that again. When you do a thing that is misaligned with your best intention, decide to make that the last time. And make it right with whomever was involved if you can.”

— Marlo Morgan

Truth is truth. If you hurt someone, you hurt self. If you help someone, you help self.

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They never tell a lie, not a small fabrication, not a partial truth, nor any gross unreal statement. No lies at all, so they have nothing to hide. They are a group of people who are not afraid to have their minds open.

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“The releasing of attachment to object and certain beliefs was already indelibly written as a very necessary step in my human progress toward being.”

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“It is necessary to shed old ideas, habits, opinions and even companions sometimes.”

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“I have learned that everything is an opportunity for spiritual enrichment.”

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If it is in the highest good for all life everywhere ...

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“New things cannot come where there is no room.”

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More than blood passes through the human heart.

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“A musician carries the music within him. He needs no specific instrument. he is the music.”

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“The only way to pass any test is to take the test. All tests on every level are always repeated one way or another until you pass.”

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It is time. You must lead. Ultimately everyone must at some time lead.

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“We are all one, learning strength from weakness.”

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“Humankind is closer to experiencing paradise than ever before. We have the technology to feed every person in the world and the knowledge to provide a means of self-expression, self worth, shelter and more, for all people everywhere if we wish to do so.”

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“So do you want your life to "take off"? Begin at once to imagine it the way you want it to be-and move into that. Check every thought, word and action that does not fall into harmony with that. Move away from those.”

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“"There should be no suffering for any creature except for what they accept for themselves." That was a thought to ponder. Spirit Woman explained that each individual soul on the highest level of our being could, and sometimes did, select to be born into an imperfect body; they often came to teach and influence the lives they touched.”

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“The time has come to listen to the frightened moans of our fellow brothers and sisters and indeed the earth itself is in pain.”

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“I had to learn to forgive myself, not to judge, but to learn from the past. They showed me how vital it is to accept, be truthful, and love myself. So I could do the same with others.”

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“I learned that as long as I had anything in my heart or head I still felt necessary to hide, it would not work. I had to come to peace with everything.”

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During our journey there were two occasions that we celebrated by honoring someone's talent. Everyone is recognized by a special party, but it has nothing to do with age or birthdate - it is in recognition of uniqueness and contribution to life. They believe that the purpose for the passage of time is to allow a person to become better, wiser, to express more and more of one's beingness. So if you are a better person this year than last, and only you know that for certain, then you call for a party. When you say you are ready, everyone honors that.

— Marlo Morgan

“I had not found a new religion but I had found a new faith.”

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I learned I could live more than one life in a lifetime.

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“I wondered what else in my life I perceived to be wrong or difficult instead of exploring to understand the true purpose.”

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“Born empty handed,
Die empty handed.
I witnessed life at its fullest,
Empty handed.”

— Marlo Morgan