MARRIANE WILLIAMSON

THIS LADY BECAME INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS FOR SPEAKING ABOUT HOW GOD WORKS MIRACLES IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. SHE HAD SUFFERED FROM A MAJOR NERVOUS BREAKDOWN AND WAS KNOWN TO ME AS I STRUGGLED THROUGH DEPRESSION AFTER LEAVING MY JOB AND BECOMING A MOM. ALSO ALL THE COACHES I KNEW KNEW OF HER. I HEARD HER SPEAK IN SEBASTOPOL ONCE AND SHE HAD A WAY OF SPEAKING THAT GOT PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT BECOMING MOTIVATED - SORT OF WHAT IO WAS DOING WITH GROUPS OF PEOPLE AS A COACH.

IN 1989 SHE FOUNDED PROJECT ANGEL FOOD A MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM TO SERVE 1000 PEOPLE DAILY. SHE FOUNDED THE DEPARTMENT OF PEACE CAMPAIGN, A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO ESTABLISH A U S DEPARTMENT OF PEACE. IN 2006 NEWSWEEK NAMED MARRIANE ONE OF THE 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL BABY BOOMERS. SHE HAS WRITTEN 10 PUBLISHED BOOKS AND FOUR WERE BEST SELLERS.

HER MOST OFTEN USED QUOTE IS "OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE. OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE." THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES IS TO GIVE BIRTH TO THE BEST WHICH IS WRITTEN WITHIN US. HER PHILOSOPHY ADOPTS A NEW THOUGHT APPROACH TO SPIRITUALITY.

SHE GAINED ATTENTION BY DISCUSSING HER COURSE IN MIRACLES ON THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW. I STARTED TO TAKE HER COURSE IN MIRACLES AT MY CHURCH A LONG TIME AGO WHEN I SUFFERED FROM DEPRESSION. I DID NOT FIND IT THAT USEFUL, I DID USE HER TAPES TO HELP ME TRANSFORM MY LIFE TO PUBLIC SPEAKING.