{"id":4588,"date":"2023-06-22T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T04:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marianne2024.com\/?p=4588"},"modified":"2023-06-24T14:14:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T18:14:46","slug":"and-then-an-interesting-thing-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/and-then-an-interesting-thing-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer answered at Heathrow Terminal Two: And Then An Interesting Thing Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Marianne
with baby Elizabeth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I write this as I\u2019m flying back from London, having spent a month there after the birth of my new (and first!) grandchild, Elizabeth. My daughter\u2019s mother-in-law aptly called my main activity while there, Granny Gazing. I was rapt and smitten simply staring at the miracle of this newborn child. Many thanks to all who have sent blessings and congratulations for the baby and her parents. My family is very grateful.<\/p>\n

\"Marianne
Speaking at Cambridge University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But work continued! While in England, I spoke at Cambridge University as well as at the Compassion in Politics caucus at Parliament. Both events were filled with energy and inspiration, reminding me that the message of this campaign is applicable well beyond America\u2019s borders. The issues of democracy are global, and the winds of peril as well as possibility are being felt all over the world.<\/p>\n

Speaking at Cambridge University
\nI kept up with stateside campaign activity while I was London using Zoom and remote studios for appearances. And while I was experiencing one of the most beautiful things in life, the darkest aspect of politics was ramming us pretty much every day. The negativity, the smears, the caricatures that my campaign has attracted have been brutal. They have broken my heart at times, but not my spirit.<\/p>\n

The problem is, they break the bank.<\/p>\n

We need to have enough money to run an effective campaign, but the hits that we take – on social media, in political rags and so forth – have a way of sowing just enough doubt to undermine our support. If you\u2019re tried in a court of law, there are rules of due process; your own lawyer gets to cross-examine the witnesses against you, present evidence and so forth. But when you\u2019re tried in the media, anyone can say anything, anyone can conclude anything\u2026and believe me, they do!<\/p>\n

So heading back to the States, walking through Heathrow airport on my way to the plane, I began to wonder if continuing is even feasible. I admit I was feeling pretty defeated, praying for an answer as I walked through Heathrow Terminal Two.<\/p>\n

Then an interesting thing happened. As I turned a corner, a beautiful young woman looked at me and said, \u201cExcuse me, but are you Marianne Williamson?\u201d She told me she\u2019s a big fan, spoke enthusiastically about the campaign and said sweetly that she will vote for me.<\/p>\n

But then she said something else that really grabbed me. \u201cI\u2019ve been backpacking through Europe for a month,\u201d she said. \u201cI was lying on a beach in Italy with some American friends when one of them said, \u2018The only thing that gives me hope right now is Marianne Williamson\u2019s presidential campaign.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

My new friend couldn\u2019t have known what hearing this meant to me right at that moment. Quite a few people have been saying to me recently, \u201cYou\u2019ve got to keep going, Marianne!!\u201d I\u2019ve been told that it\u2019s early, that people are just starting to think about all this, that the campaign is impacting the ethers and we have to continue. But a campaign is an emotional roller coaster. Hearing about that young person\u2019s comment on the beach just when I had been saying a pretty sad and desperate prayer for guidance, had a meaning for me that felt deep and important.<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019m asking that you to please look into your heart, too.<\/p>\n

If you too feel, \u201cKeep going Marianne!\u201d please donate right now. We have the most wonderful staff and volunteers, and July will be filled with activity all over the country. I\u2019ll be hitting the ground running in New Hampshire, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, South Carolina and more. But without the resources to continue, we won\u2019t be able to further the journey and take it where I know it can go.<\/p>\n

The campaign is ready and we are fired up. Please do what you can to put the fuel in our tank. I know in my heart that we are doing something important, and with your help we can make a historic difference. I just know it. And the kids on the beach confirmed it\u2026:)<\/p>\n

With love and deep thanks\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I write this as I\u2019m flying back from London, having spent a month there after the birth of my new (and first!) grandchild, Elizabeth. My daughter\u2019s mother-in-law aptly called my main activity while there, Granny Gazing. I was rapt and smitten simply staring at the miracle of this newborn child. Many thanks to all who […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":8139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-substack"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/marianne2024.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}