One of the things I love best about summer is the ability to savor those moments when I wake in the wee hours of the morning. A moon filled with magic, the constant melody of crickets carried on the warm summer breeze, the dark coming alive to embrace me. Everyone finds their balance in different
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There are some mornings when the Divine seems to speak in the smallest of ways, and lately, I’ve been noticing those little messages everywhere. A hummingbird appearing at just the right moment, a dragonfly drifting through my awareness, and, most sweetly, a little bunny who seemed to have her own lesson to share. For the
Coming home has been its own kind of healing. Each day, my sweetie is a little stronger, a little steadier, and a little more himself. He is willing to accept help when he needs it and has already begun taking assisted walks around the backyard. This morning he made coffee, which sounds like such a
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By the next morning, we had a name for what was happening: a subdural hematoma, a collection of blood pressing against my sweetie’s brain. At 6am, the hospital called and told me I needed to come right away. Things had changed during the night, and what they had been monitoring had become an emergency. They
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For nearly three weeks, my sweetie had been dealing with gout. He was taking medication for it, and although it was helping one problem, it seemed to be creating others. He didn’t feel like himself. He was tired, uncomfortable, and frustrated by how long everything was lingering. To his credit, he listened to his body.
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Our planet is magnificent. This is the only place in the universe where you can savor the sweetness of a strawberry, feel warm sand beneath your feet, or stand beneath a sky slowly turning gold as the sun disappears beyond the horizon. It is here that we explore the flavors, textures, pleasures, sorrows, and astonishing
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From time to time, we face challenges that allow the ego to slip in and momentarily take over our state of consciousness. We may experience this as anxiety, fear, confusion, stress, or simply the sense that we’ve become off-balance. Part of the human experience—which is ultimately an ever-expanding experience of the Divine—is learning how to
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For many, that which is hardest to face is the very thing asking for our attention. Resistance can be an indicator that true transformation is at hand; therefore, the ego may devise myriad ways to turn our attention elsewhere. When consciously seeking to accelerate your awakening, notice what you tend to shy away from. It
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The ego is constantly searching for the next thing, expertly keeping the promise of fulfilled desire somewhere in the future. So how do we walk the paradox between creating and being? It begins with seeing this moment as enough, because it is deeply layered with the dreams of yesterday. Every step you have taken, every
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Raised as an evangelical Christian, I struggled through childhood with limiting beliefs, judgment, and a complicated relationship with my father. As I sought healing, I decided to try hypnosis, asking the therapist to take me to the beginning of my challenges with him. I expected some repressed memory from childhood. Instead, I found myself experiencing
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