In fact, ambitious tension actually limits our ability to succeed because it keeps us in a state of contraction emotionally and physically. It seems to give us energy but doesn't really. Like the white sugar of mental health,there's a short high followed by a crash. The cultivation of mental rest or surrender is like eating healthy food. It doesnt give us an immediate rush, but over time it provides a lot more energy.

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Marianne Williamson was a contemporary American author and politician. Marianne Deborah Williamson is an American author, speaker, and political activist. She began her professional career as a spiritual leader of the Church of Today, a Unity Church in Warren, Michigan. Read more on Wikipedia →

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