Mary Morrissey, ameriška pisateljica, * 1949
Pripada gibanju nove misli Carter, Andrew. "Walston Committed to Helping People." The Marion Star - USA Today Network, 18 Feb 2020, Page A3 in aktivistka za mednarodni mir. "Exploring the Sacred," The World (Coos Bay, Oregon), 17 Jul 2006, Page 6 Je avtorica knjige Zgradi kopico svoji sanj, ki pripoveduje njeno življenjsko zgodbo. "Religion Book Review: Building Your Field of Dreams by Mary Manin Morrissey, Author Bantam Books $22.95 (282p) ISBN 978-0-553-10214-7". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021 https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-553-10214-7 New Perspective, The Sacramento Bee, 5 Jun 1999, Page 2 Je tudi pisateljica knjige Nič manj kot veličina, knjige o doseganju miru. "No Less Than Greatness by Mary Manin Morrissey | PenguinRandomHouse.com". February 13, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20160213162311/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/117700/no-less-than-greatness-by-mary-manin-morrissey/9780553379037"Nonfiction Book Review: NO LESS THAN GREATNESS: Finding Perfect Love in Imperfect Relationships by Mary Manin Morrissey, Author . Bantam $23.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-553-10653-4". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021 https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-553-10653-4 Leta 2002 je napisala knjigo Nova misel: praktični vodnik k duhovnosti."New Thought by Mary Manin Morrissey: 9781585421428 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/288681/new-thought-by-mary-manin-morrissey/ Ameriški pisatelj Wayne Dyer jo je označil za "eno najbolj premišljenih učiteljic našega časa". Dyer, Wayne. "Mary Manin Morrissey, Author of Building Your Field of Dreams" The Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar 1997
Morrissey je že od mladosti aktivna v mednarodnem aktivizmu, leta 1995 je ustanovila Združenje za globalno novo misel in bila prva predsednica. "Spiritual Center Offers New Program." Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug 2011, Page 7 "AGNT Leadership Council". web.archive.org. Retrieved September 27, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20030225112804fw_/http://www.agnt.org/leaders~1.htm#Manin Leta 1997 je sodelovala z vnukom Mahatme Gandhija, Arunom Gandhijem, pri ustanovitvi mednarodne organizacije Sezona za nenasilje . https://web.archive.org/web/20030225112804fw_/http://www.agnt.org/leaders~1.htm#Manin "Exploring the Sacred," The World (Coos Bay, Oregon), 17 Jul 2006, Page 6 Od januarja 2019 so po vsem svetu praznovali Sezono nenasilja . Titus, John and Bev (January 30, 2019). "Season for Nonviolence begins 5th season". Urbana Daily Citizen. Retrieved October 2, 2021 https://www.urbanacitizen.com/news/67441/season-for-nonviolence-begins-5th-season
Mladost Mary Morrissey se je rodila leta 1949 v Beavertonu v zvezni državi Oregon. Pri 16 letih je bila podpredsednica razreda, nato pa se je zaljubila v študenta, zanosila in bila poslana iz srednje šole, ker najstniške nosečnosti niso bile sprejemljive."Religion: Minister Explains How 'New Thought' Changed Her Life." Citizens' Voice, 29 Mar 2000, Page 23 Po rojstvu otroka je Morrisseyjeva zbolela za boleznijo ledvic in povedali so ji, da ji je ostalo le še šest mesecev življenja. Menila je, da je to posledica tega, ker je imela otroka v mladosti.Mitchell, Mary E. (2014). The Practitioner Handbook for Spiritual Mind Healing. Red Wheel/Weiser/Conari. pp. Chapter 23. ISBN 978-0-917849-34-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=OOWaBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22mary+manin+Morrissey%22&pg=PT75New Perspective, The Sacramento Bee, 5 Jun 1999, Page H1Smith, Sandra Lindsey (2014). Life's Garden of Weekly Wisdom. Red Wheel/Weiser/Conari. ISBN 978-0-917849-36-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=p-WaBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22mary+morrissey%22&pg=PT56
Humanitarno delo in aktivizem Morrisseyeva je postala učiteljica, leta 1975 pa pastor . Morrissey, Mary Manin (2002). No Less Than Greatness: The Seven Spiritual Principles That Make Real Love Possible. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-553-89694-7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-553-89694-7 Začela je javno govoriti na področjih nove misli, Awakened Dreams, The Desert Sun, 23 Apr 1999, Page 15 duhovne rasti "ALTERNATIVE: Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey Talks About Spiritual Growth", Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep 2001, Page 133 in miru. No Less Than Greatness: The Seven Spiritual Principles That Make Real Love, By Mary Manin Morrissey, p. 277 Postala je vodja skupine New Thought in pomagala pri ustanovitvi duhovnih centrov po ZDA. "Where Love Is Left and Lives Are Changed: Spokane Spiritual Center", The Spokesman-Review, 19 Dec 1998, Page 73 Wayna Dyerja pravi, da se je ljudi "dotaknila" njena človečnost. Martin-Burk, Elizabeth. "Spiritual Life Center Counts Down to Planned Workshop" The Press-Tribune (Roseville, California) 08 Sep 2000, Page 6
Morrisseyeva je bila aktivna v drugem valu feminizma v 70. letih 20. stoletja in je skupaj z Barbaro Marx Hubbard in Jean Houston ustanovila Društvo za univerzalnega človeka.Hubbard, Barbara Marx (2010). Conscious Evolution: Awakening the Power of Our Social Potential. New World Library. ISBN 978-1-57731-281-9 https://books.google.com/books?id=UBNz9ljRmxkC&dq=%22mary+manin+Morrissey%22&pg=PA238 Pozneje je bila povabljena, da postane članica Vodstvenega sveta, ki ga je ustanovil Jack Canfield."Transformational Leadership Council - Member public profile". www.transformationalleadershipcouncil.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021 https://www.transformationalleadershipcouncil.com/Sys/PublicProfile/41845695/4372632Patterson, Michelle (2014). Women Change the World: Noteworthy Women on Cultivating Your Potential and Achieving Success. BenBella Books. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-939529-17-6 https://books.google.com/books?id=xDdcAwAAQBAJ&dq=at+a+transformational&pg=PA101
Morrissey je sodeloval z dalajlamo pri vprašanjih, povezanih s skupino za svetovni mir.Kipp, Mastin (2017). Claim Your Power. Hay House. pp. Day 34. ISBN 978-1-4019-4955-6White, Barbara. Golden, Howard (ed.). "Grow Your Dream". Body Mind Spirit. Golden Galleries. October 2012: 9Morrissey, Mary (January 12, 2017). "What the Dalai Lama Taught Me About Relationships". SUCCESS. Retrieved October 5, 2021 https://www.success.com/what-the-dalai-lama-taught-me-about-relationships/ V Južni Afriki je spoznala Nelsona Mandelo in pozneje pri svojem delu uporabljala njegove nauke o miru.Morrissey, Mary (October 26, 2016). "What My Conversation with Nelson Mandela Taught Me About Finding Purpose Amidst Suffering". HuffPost. Retrieved October 30, 2021 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-my-conversation-with_b_12443192
Kot aktivistka za mednarodni mir sta z Arunom Gandhijem začela Sezono nenasilja . "Exploring the Sacred," The World (Coos Bay, Oregon), 17 Jul 2006, Page 6 Kot del njenega dela pri Season for Nonviolence je imela govore, najprej o odpravi nasilja No Less Than Greatness: The Seven Spiritual Principles That Make Real Love, By Mary Manin Morrissey, p. 277 in kasneje o potrebi po mednarodni mirovni agendi. Belmessieri, Debbie (2011). Tapping into God: Experiencing the Spiritual Spectrum. BalboaPress. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-4525-3525-8 Sezona za nenasilje je bila začela poučevana po vsem svetu. Učili so jo v šolah in na univerzah. Od januarja 2019 je Sezona za nenasilje v izobraževalnih sistemih po vsem svetu
Morrisseyeva je ustanoviteljica centra Living Enrichment Center v Oregonu.Perkins-Reed, Marcia (April 3, 1996). Thriving in Transition: Effective Living in Times of Change. Simon and Schuster. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-684-81189-5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-684-81189-5 Leta 2004 sta z nekdanjim možem javno objavila, da imata dolgove. To je prišlo v javnost in Mary je prosila za odpuščanje, ker je svoje privržence vodila k tveganju z denarjem. Strinjala se je, da bo vladi plačala več kot 10 milijonov dolarjev, da bi rešila vprašanje dolga."Former Church Leaders Agree To Federal Settlement", Albany Democrat-Herald, 7 Apr 2005, Page 7"Beaverton Church Folds", The World (Coos Bay), 6 Aug 2004, Page 5Ardagh, Arjuna (2010). The Translucent Revolution: How People Just Like You Are Waking Up and Changing the World. New World Library. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-57731-808-8 Morrisseyjeva se je pozneje ločila od moža in naslednjih 14 let trdo delala, da bi odplačala dolg. Leta 2018 ga je v celoti poravnala.089: Bouncing Back from Massive Setbacks with Mary Morrissey, retrieved October 2, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USMgFrejq6I
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Zgradi kopico svojih sanj (1996) Zgradi kopico svojih sanj pripoveduje o težavah, ki jih je imela Morrissey kot najstniška mati. "Religion Book Review: Building Your Field of Dreams". Publishers Weekly. July 1996. Retrieved October 2, 2021 https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-553-10214-7 Publishers Weekly je knjigo označil kot "iskreno" (prijazno) Knjigo je sprejela skupnost samoaktualizacije, See The Kansas City Star, 23 May 1998, Page 61, "Rev. Mary Omwake Speaking Using The Book 'Building Your Field of Dreams'" pri čemer je Wayne Dyer zapisal, da knjiga "blesti" Morrissey, Mary Manin (1997). Building Your Field of Dreams. Random House Publishing Group. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-553-37814-6. Avtor Gay Hendricks je poimenoval knjigo "vrelec duhovne modrosti." (kraj za pridobivanje znanja) Mary Morrissey: Fulfilling Your Dreams, The Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov 1997, Page 24 "An Adventure in Spirit", The Kansas City Star, 2 May 1998, Page 63 "The Spirit of Joy," LA Weekly, 17 Apr 1997, Page 60, "the most powerful spiritual voices in the New Thought Movement." Revija Peninsula Daily News je knjigo poimenovala "metafizična klasika." Douglas-Smith, Pam. "Living End: Cultivating Blessings". Peninsula Daily News Magazine: Living on the Peninsula. September 2016: 38. v svoji knjigi The Art of Being pisatelj Dennis Merritt Jones piše, da je bila knjiga Zgradi kopico svoji sanj med priporočenim branjem za bralce, ki jih zanima samorazvoj. Jones, Dennis Merritt (2008). The Art of Being: 101 Ways to Practice Purpose in Your Life. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4406-3575-5 Pisateljica Tess Keehn v Alchemical Inheritance piše, da ji je bila Zgradi kopico svoji sanj pomembna pomoč pri ustvarjanju "vizijskih plošč." (sanje)M.S, Tess Keehn (November 19, 2015). Alchemical Inheritance: Embracing What Is, Manifesting What Becomes. Balboa Press. ISBN 978-1-5043-4347-3 Pisatelj Sage Bennet je v Wisdom Walk zapisal, da Morrisseyjeva knjiga lahko pomaga pri spoznavanju Nove misli. Sage Bennet (2010). Wisdom Walk: Nine Practices for Creating Peace and Balance from the World's Spiritual Traditions. New World Library. pp. Chapter 8. ISBN 978-1-57731-822-4Lamothe, Denise (2002). The Taming of the Chew: A Holistic Guide to Stopping Compulsive Eating. Penguin. pp. Reading List Section. ISBN 978-1-4406-5101-4 Njegova španska različica je znana na področju duhovnosti. "10 libros que conseguirán que tu vida sea como tú siempre quisiste". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). July 9, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2021. https://www.elconfidencial.com/alma-corazon-vida/2016-07-09/libros-exito-en-la-vida_1230079/F, J. (May 24, 2019). "Diez libros que conseguirán que tu vida sea como soñaste". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved October 2, 2021 https://www.levante-emv.com/cultura/2019/05/24/diez-libros-conseguiran-vida-sea-13978319.html
Nič manj kot veličina (2001)