There is a quiet misunderstanding woven through a lot of spiritual language. That misunderstanding is this:that more awareness is always better. More insight.More sensitivity.More openness.More expansion. But awareness without support doesn’t feel like freedom.It feels like exhaustion, confusion, or being “too much” for the world you’re trying to live in. What’s often missing from the […]
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Within the transition of the winter solstice, our collective energy naturally turns toward stillness. This quiet pause is often overshadowed by societal expectations, family obligations, and the momentum of a world that rarely stops moving. And yet, many feel this seasonal shift deeply, holding it in their own private and meaningful way. Once the dust
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There are moments in a life when the path does not gently curve—it turns. Often, this turning is not initiated by our own hands, but by the arrival of a very particular soul. In the Michael Teachings, this is known as the Facilitator / Facilitated karmic monad. It emerges when growth is ready, yet movement
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In keeping with my true Piscean nature, I often find myself working with two distinctly different energies. The polarity of opposites is a comfortable playground, one that has taught me to walk the terminator between light and dark. This facet of my personality allows me to view situations from multiple perspectives, sensing the threads that
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What if the path forward is not about rising above the drama of our shared humanity, but about sinking gently into it? What if you gave yourself permission simply to be—in tune with the present moment, deeply engaged, honoring this moment as sacred. Spiritual seekers sometimes fall into the role of just that — seekers
It’s easy to forget, on a spiritual path, that we are also living inside a very human body, with rhythms, limits, and needs that deserve our attention. True alignment happens when the spiritual and the physical are in conversation with one another — not competing, not ignoring each other, but moving together as one expression
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To be grounded is not to be weighed down by the world, but to be fully present within it. Grounding is the sacred practice of inhabiting the body while remaining in conscious relationship with spirit. It is where insight becomes embodied, and awareness turns into lived wisdom. As we tend our spiritual awareness — through
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This morning I woke up to a conversation already in progress.Not me exactly — more like my mind, having a very animated discussion with my mother. For those of you who work with me, “Moe” was making an appearance. What made me smile was how obvious it was. The commentary. The tone. The familiar emotional
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My approach to life has always leaned toward joy. With a natural optimism and a deep trust in “highest good,” I tend to view both my inner world and the world around me through a hopeful lens. That hasn’t made me immune to pain or loss, nor has it spared me from the challenges that
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One of the unexpected joys of getting older is perspective. As I near 60, I find myself looking back over my life not with judgment or regret, but with curiosity and delight. What once felt random now reveals pattern. What felt painful now shows purpose. Piece by piece, the puzzle has been assembling itself all
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