From earliest childhood we are conditioned to think in a certain way. This varies from family to family or country to country, and the attachment to beliefs and ideas becomes a powerful playground for the ego. Adulthood adds additional expectations regarding money, possessions, relationships, appearance and the like, and we are bombarded daily by merchandising, […]
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“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ~Joseph Campbell~ If you want to change something, you must first love it with all your heart. Whether you wish to break free of a restrictive habit or embrace freedom through intense
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The only way to connect with all of existence is to go inward. Deeper than the stories of this lifetime and beyond the limiting patterns of belief, resides a soul who was willing to enter the challenging and beautiful school of physical reality. When you live with great awareness as the observer, life becomes a
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“There is only one perpetrator of evil on the planet: human unconsciousness. That realization is true forgiveness. With forgiveness, your victim identity dissolves, and your true power emerges–the power of Presence. Instead of blaming the darkness, you bring in the light.” ~Eckhart Tolle~ When you bring the best version of yourself to the present moment,
“Real joy is often just a quiet presence in the moment.” ~Ezra Bayda~ Bring a new level of consciousness to your journey. From the mundane to the mystical, everything you encounter offers the possibility of transformation. Beauty can be found in the simple, ordinary things of life. When you approach tasks with total involvement, seeking
“Everything under heaven is a sacred vessel and cannot be controlled. Trying to control leads to ruin. Trying to grasp, we lose. Allow your life to unfold naturally. Know that it too is a vessel of perfection.” ~Lao-tzu~ When we begin to view life in its sacred perfection, it changes the energy we bring to
We are here to discover Oneness through the perception of separation. Prior to awakening we stumbled, lost in the dark, feeling misunderstood. We harmed one another and ourselves through ignorance, judgment or fear… until the soul was ready to awaken. Then life became a series of events that pivoted our direction. Perception expanded as we
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. ~Thich Nhat Hanh~ Smiles are infectious and can spread like wildfire. Sometimes we get so caught up in the tenor of our thoughts that we temporarily forget the magic of life… until a brief moment
A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help. ~Albert Schweitzer~ True ethical practice requires reverence for life. Within this concept lies freedom. When we
How often do we witness people living day to day in a state of unhappiness or exhaustion, doing what they feel they need to do instead of what they want to do? From the outside it’s easy to see that different choices will bring a different experience; however, we are often blinded by our own
