THE AGE OF MIRACLES ALSO BY MARIANNE WILLIAMSON A Return to Love A Woman’s Worth Illuminata Emma & Mommy Talk to God Healing the Soul of America Illuminated Prayers Enchanted Love Everyday Grace The Gift of Change A Year of Daily Wisdom Perpetual Flip Calendar* Miracle Cards* *Available from Hay House Please visit Hay House USA: www.hayhouse.com® Hay House Australia: www.hayhouse.com.au Hay House UK: www.hayhouse.co.uk Hay House South Africa: www.hayhouse.co.za Hay House India: www.hayhouse.co.in THE AGE OF MIRACLES EMBRACING THE NEW MIDLIFE MARIANNE WILLIAMSON Hay House, Inc. Carlsbad, California • New York City London • Sydney • Johannesburg Vancouver • Hong Kong • New Delhi Copyright © 2008 by Marianne Williamson Published and distributed in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com • Published and distributed in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au • Published and distributed in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk • Published and distributed in the Republic of South Africa by: Hay House SA (Pty), Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.za • Distributed in Canada by: Raincoast: www.raincoast.com • Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in Editorial supervision: Jill Kramer • Design: Jenny Richards Lyrics from “Nick of Time” used by permission of Bonnie Raitt, Kokomo Music, Inc., ASCAP. Excerpt from Jung, C. G., Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Vol. 8. Reprinted by permission of Princeton University Press. Excerpt from “Little Gidding” in Four Quartets, © 1942 by T. S. Eliot and renewed in 1970 by Esme Valerie Eliot. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private use—other than for “fair use” as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews—without prior written permission of the publisher. The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Williamson, Marianne. The age of miracles : embracing the new midlife / Marianne Williamson. -- 1st ed. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-4019-1719-7 (hardcover) 1. Middle age--Psychological aspects. 2. Middle-aged persons--Conduct of life. I. Title. HQ1059.4.W57 2008 155.6’6--dc22 2007034606 Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-1719-7 Tradepaper ISBN: 978-1-4019-1720-3 11 10 09 08 4 3 2 1 1st edition, January 2008 Printed in the United States of America For my daughter, whom I beyond adore