“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.” ~Cynthia Occelli~ Enlightenment is a slow, transformative process. The journey inward hesitantly begins with many starts and stops. The heart […]
“To the poet, to the philosopher, to the saint, all things are friendly and sacred, all events profitable, all days holy, all [people] divine.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~ To honor the sacred is to be in communion with life. The easiest place to begin is in nature. We can celebrate the stillness of a tree and
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“The practice of Right Action is a practice of faith, a faith that says what we do matters. We matter. And whether we’re refilling the coffee pot at work or speaking in front of a crowd of thousands, we have the power to change the world one small act at a time.” ~Alex Kakuyo~ Awareness
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.” ― E.F. Schumacher Consider how much would get accomplished in your experience if your energy was not focused upon trying to get others to do
“Ultimately we need to understand that spiritual life isn’t about being safe, secure or comfortable. It’s not that we won’t sometimes feel secure in the course of our spiritual practice; we surely will. Yet there is a fundamental security that develops from many years of practice – though it is a far cry from the
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“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” ~Paulo Coelho~ Love calls to us… the earth seeks to embrace us with her beauty, her light and nuance. Allow this divine love to inform every decision by
“I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion – and where it isn’t, that is where my work lies.” ~Ram Dass~ No matter where you are, you can choose to be the light of that place. We cannot control events that occur around us; however, we can consciously choose how
“The inward journey is about finding your own fullness, something that no one else can take away.” ~Deepak Chopra~ Awakening occurs as we release the need for outward validation and become deeply aligned with our authentic, true nature. The journey inward is a powerful one. Within it, we discover the courage to face our shadows
“We are at our most powerful the moment we no longer need to be powerful.” ~Eric Micha’el Leventhal~ The awakening spirit becomes empowered through surrender. Rather than trying to force life to meet our perception of perfection, we seek to see the perfection in life as it is. As human beings, our view is narrow
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“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” ~Dalai Lama~ Great beauty can be found in the simple, ordinary things of life. Even the most mundane of tasks take on a sacred quality when
