Our past is not our potential. Marilyn Ferguson More Quotes by Marilyn Ferguson More Quotes From Marilyn Ferguson No one can persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either by agreement or by emotional appeal. Marilyn Ferguson emotionalchangepeace It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear . . . . It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to. Marilyn Ferguson growthchangepeace Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future. Marilyn Ferguson leadershipbirthdayinspirational If we continue to believe as we have always believed, we will continue to act as we have always acted. If we continue to act as we have always acted, we will continue to get what we have always gotten. Marilyn Ferguson always-believeifsbelieve The mind aware of itself is a pilot... vastly freer than a passenger mind. Marilyn Ferguson learningteachingmind The spiritual quest begins, for most people, as a search for meaning. Marilyn Ferguson spirituallovepeople Things fall apart, so they can fall together at a higher level of order. Marilyn Ferguson togetherorderfall We have two strategies for coping; the way of avoidance or the way of attention. Marilyn Ferguson learningteachingtwo Making mental connections is our most crucial learning tool, the essence of human intelligence; to forge links; to go beyond the given; to see patterns, relationships, context. Marilyn Ferguson connectionslearningessence Fear is a question What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, your fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if you explore them. Marilyn Ferguson selffearhouse Risk always brings its own rewards: the exhilaration of breaking through, of getting to the other side; the relief of a conflict healed; the clarity when a paradox dissolves. Marilyn Ferguson reliefriskchange Our biggest failure is our failure to see patterns. Marilyn Ferguson patterns The other side of every fear is a freedom. Marilyn Ferguson phobiafearsides The most disturbing and wasteful emotions in modern life, next to fright, are those which are associated with the idea of blame, directed against the self or against others. Marilyn Ferguson selflifeideas The creative process requires chaos before form emerges. Marilyn Ferguson chaosformcreative Transformation is a journey without a final destination. Marilyn Ferguson transformationfinalsjourney The person and society are yoked, like mind and body. Arguing which is more important is like debating whether oxygen or hydrogen is the more essential property of water. Marilyn Ferguson oxygenmindwater Of all the self-fulfilling prophecies in our culture, the assumption that aging means decline and poor health is probably the deadliest. Marilyn Ferguson motivationalfunnymean Health and disease don't just happen to us. They are active processes issuing from inner harmony or disharmony, profoundly affected by our states of consciousness, our ability or inability to flow with experience. This recognition carries with it implicit responsibility and opportunity. Marilyn Ferguson diseaseresponsibilityopportunity Power is a central issue in social and personal transformation. Our sources and uses of power set our boundaries, give form to our relationships, even determine how much we let ourselves liberate and express aspects of the self. More than party registration, more than our purported philosophy or ideology, personal power defines our politics. Marilyn Ferguson partypowerphilosophy
