The twelfth lecture in Marianne Williamson's series based on A COURSE IN MIRACLES examines how we can create hope and happiness within our lives by shifting our thinking away from how difficult life is to how wonderful life is. In her lectures Hope and The Choice To Be Happy, Marianne tells us that moving beyond our past mistakes requires only that we realize who we are: the perfect children of God. We've all made mistakes in life, but instead of moving on with our lives, we often become stuck in the past with ideas of guilt, sin and self-judgment. A personal transformation can happen simply by seeking the God within us and asking for a hearing of the past. Suffering is neither good nor necessary. While suffering can be a transformative experience, happiness is also transformative experience, happiness is also transformative—and more fun. Marianne challenges us to release our attachment to suffering and make a space within to accept more good in all areas of our lives. Our external world will then change to match what we've created inside, creating hope and happiness that flow from the inside out. Marianne Williamson continues to expand the growing international audience for her profound yet down-to-earth interpretations of A COURSE IN MIRACLES, the revolutionary self-study program of spiritual psychotherapy.