Life flows in cycles. Together we participate in an amazing, endless dance of beginnings and endings, dark and light, illness and healing, life and death, love and loss. The resistance that we encounter is the ego saying “This is wrong, this shouldn’t be happening”... and yet, beauty is found in this flow.

When we surrender to the present moment and look past the stories of the ego, a great stillness is discovered. Stillness transforms into peace and within that peace is joy. Within that joy is love. Transformation always allows something new to be born.

Acceptance to life opens the door to a state of grace, ease and lightness. At the deepest level, true detached compassion becomes healing – your mere presence will be a calm harbor in the storms of life and people will be touched and affected by the sense of peace you emanate, whether they are consciously aware or it or not.

You are a beautiful child of light learning the art of love… When we encourage one another, if the ego is disengaged, we become channels through which truth can emerge. As we focus upon our own awakening, we can share what we’ve learned by providing love, support and acceptance to those we have drawn into our lives.

Compassion is born from experience. Many older souls walk the path of the wounded healer in order to be better teachers when the time comes to fulfill that part of their destiny. Consider the challenges you have faced – there’s a strong possibility that the knowledge you have gained from them will one day be the source of strength you share with someone in need.

It’s empowering to discover the impact that our energy has on the world around us… but with great power comes great responsibility. From time to time it’s easy to become lost in the world of form while handling the details of life, and we find ourselves responding to events rather than dictating the flow of them. Nothing is more important than your state of consciousness. Your lifeforce and energy are precious, limitless resources than can allow you to shift the world around you… and that is the point of this human experiment – discovering Oneness with all life.

Step back when you are stressed. Love yourself enough to nurture mind, body and spirit. Be the change you wish to see. Allow the loving energy of the Divine to flow into every moment. If you cannot handle a situation with joy, enthusiasm or acceptance, it may be a good idea to take the time to shift your energy (or the energy of your home or work space) prior to continuing. This ensures that you are not sabotaging your own efforts with imbalanced energy – what you send out, returns.

You are stronger than you know. If you have forgotten or have yet to discover that, experiment a little bit. Consciously and purposely align yourself first thing today through gratitude, meditation, music or prayer, state the intention of what you desire to be or what energy you would like to project into the world and then pay attention to how the day unfolds.

It can be challenging to stand on the sidelines as someone you love struggles with a lesson, embraces limiting beliefs or wanders the labyrinths of depression. Most people have someone in their lives who cannot be reached through well-meaning words, the sharing of books and ideas or the gift of compassion. They cannot move into a space of healing because the filters through which they view life simply will not allow it.

In those situations, the spiritual seeker must learn the art of Compassionate Detachment. Honoring the paths of those we love calls upon us to stand aside and allow them the dignity of discovery. Consider your spiritual awakening – it was a very personal breakthrough, wasn’t it?

If you try to move someone forward too quickly, well-intentioned actions can actually stunt their spiritual growth. It is also draining to worry, analyze or get frustrated – though all those very human responses are in our nature. Our role is to love without attachment. You may discover that this soul loves you enough to play the role of someone who is lost in order to facilitate your own expansion of consciousness.

Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen – that stillness becomes a radiance.
~Morgan Freeman~

This is a wonderful time to embrace your unique way of being. Do something creative, send healing and purposeful energy out into the Universe, meditate in the moonlight or embark upon something new.

The energies of self-awareness are penetrating, probing, mysterious and intense. When we are willing to turn and face our fears, embrace the unknown and let go of things which are no longer needed, the result is a rebirth, a spiritual transition which leads to awakened personal power.

Realize that the wisdom you seek is already within you. Choose to quiet the mind and journey to the stillness within and you create space in which transformation can occur. Inspiration can then come through observation – witnessing the gentle light of the moon, the subtle movement of the clouds, the whispers of trees, the dance of nocturnal creatures – enlightenment begins with the celebration of beauty in all things.

Relax into your deepest truth and there you will learn to appreciate the ever-changing majesty of life. In quiet acceptance we can walk gently with childlike delight, in awe of the world around us.

Mans inhumanity to man, animals, the planet, etc. is born of fear. Fear often masks itself as greed (the fear of not having enough), the need for power (the fear of being inconsequential), or aggression (the fear of not being loved).

Nothing has ever been healed by hatred. Moving into love opens the door to a new reality accessible through our thoughts, actions and choices. Love creates space in which transformation can occur. Whether one needs self-healing because of past unconscious behavior or choices, personal healing due to the acts of another, group healing from the acts perpetrated over the centuries to women, ethnic, sexual or spiritual groups, realize that only love allows movement.

Resentment, judgment and hatred – on any level – destroy through disconnection. Master teachers taught to love those who would harm, extend kindness to those in need, and teach through example, but always, these energetic shifts must begin within. We can only love others to the extent that we love ourselves.

Our relationship to the world around us reflects our true relationship to ourselves; and through that, our connection to the Oneness of all life. When we allow the present moment to be as it is without expectation, we begin to experience the world in all its beauty.

When you encounter conflict in any area of your life – relationships, body image, traffic jams, drama, etc. – remember that its only purpose is to alert you to the fact that you are out of alignment with your true nature.

Empowerment comes through the realization of the need to self-adjust and then taking steps to regain balance. There are many ways back to center; however, they are all deeply rooted in the silence beneath the chatter of the mind.

Peacefulness in the present moment is needed to become aware of the beauty, majesty and sacredness of life. When we become engaged in discovery, lessons present themselves everywhere we look. Our world is set up to provide constant reminders of the joy of life… a flower, a bird, a cloud.

The art of stillness connects us to love and each day I am grateful. As I watch the sun lighten the sky, I am greeted by love. As the birds awaken and sing in the stillness, I am serenaded by love. In the flow of my breath, I am connected to love.

There is great peace in discovering the Law of Detachment. In a world that’s evolving faster than ever before, old structures are dissolving. What was once considered stable is now as impermanent as shifting sand. Many are being swept along in this energy, not realizing that the intensity and transformation are leading them to golden shores of new possibility.

When we learn the art of detachment, we begin to live in the present moment without rigidly imposing our vision of how we believe things should be. To participate with detached involvement allows the opportunity to clearly see all the pathways which become available.

Allow uncertainty to be an essential ingredient of your experience and be willing to see what emerges from the chaos. When we choose to view uncertainty as the path to freedom, infinite possibilities open and we can experience the joy, adventure and mystery that life has to offer.