“Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.” ~Shunryu Suzuki~ Authentic change takes patience and consistency. While a flash flood can do some immediate […]
I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments, gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude, inspiration, and faith. Brené Brown The littlest things can bring the greatest joy. It is created by the way that we appreciate and approach life. But, as with everything else, the experience of joy is a choice that
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\”Suffering turns into hopelessness when you forget that it\’s your teacher.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ Sometimes it may feel like you are stuck. You\’ve completed one aspect of your journey, the energy there has depleted and you may feel unsure of what your next steps should be. These are the perfect times to practice being present and
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“Let’s trade in all our judging for appreciating. Let’s lay down our righteousness and just be together.” ~Ram Dass~ Life will always present the situations that are most appropriate for your spiritual growth. Approaching each circumstance with openness and acceptance makes it easier to walk through challenges when they arise because you know that they
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“Enlightenment will be now the beginning, not the end. Beginning of a non-ending process in all dimensions of richness.” ~Osho~ No matter what is unfolding in your life experience, you have an opportunity to utilize it as a vehicle of awakening. Even momentary boredom or apathy can be transformed into a powerful aspect of your
“Peace can be made only by those who are peaceful, and love can be shown only by those who love. No work of love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.” ~Alan
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“Let\’s build a happy, little cloud that floats around in the sky.” ~Bob Ross~ Like clouds, emotions are mutable. Sometimes light and wispy, sometimes dark and full of the promise of rain, but always moving endlessly on the air current. You can use conscious breathing as a way of being an active participant in moving
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“Life is an adventure. If you treat it as such, you\’ll enjoy it\’s happiness” ~Manny Segarra~ How we choose to see life determines how we experience it. Everyone faces both intense challenges and great beauty – this is a world of paradox after all… but many believe that if they evolve or if they do
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“Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, Love is knowing I am everything, and between the two my life moves.” ~Nisargadatta Maharaj~ Our human experience is one of paradox – everything is messed up, yet everything is ok. When we pull back from the stories of the mind and become loving observers, we discover the ability
“May you realize that the shape of your soul is unique, that you have a special destiny here, that behind the facade of your life there is something beautiful and eternal happening.\” ~John O\’Donohue~ It\’s important to create moments of quietude in order to go inward to connect with Presence. An immense stillness resides within
