Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 16

CONTENTS On the Cover Marianne Williamson Cover feature: Internationally acclaimed author, lecturer and thought leader. COVER PHOT CREDIT: Matthew Rolston 16 AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2016 TAP INTO THE POWER OF GRATITUDE Wisdom & Self-Growth 28 SURRENDERING OUR SORROW by Marianne Williamson All of us yearn for happiness and love, and sometimes we find it. Yet most of us are visited at some point by sorrow as well. A relationship, a job, a particular circumstance brought us happiness—but then something went wrong. At other times, we can’t put our finger on why, but we feel no happiness and we feel no love. In this special feature Marianne Williamson shares her insights on suffering and sorrow. www.AspireMAG.net | August / September 2016 32 BOOSTING YOUR SELF-WORTH: ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR UNDERLYING COMMITMENTS by Nancy Levin As we do the work of exposing our unconscious commitments, we gain the ability to see and tell ourselves the truth. We can step into a greater sense of worthiness—one that’s filled with compassion and gratitude for our child-self’s beliefs and commitments and commit to what we truly deserve as adults.