Unexpected challenges are meant to wake us from the sleep of illusion. “Spiritual practice includes learning how to open-heartedly receive the shocks of life – the things you don’t like, the people who criticize you, the job that goes wrong, the partner that leaves, the health that fails you – whatever shakes you up.”   […]

No matter how far you have come, remember this… you have only just begun. “I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the

Choose to fall madly in love with life. “Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being. It’s not “I love you” for this or that reason, not “I love you if you love me.”

In every moment we have a choice: evolve or repeat. \”Only the individual can rise to the heights of consciousness and awareness. The more you belong to the crowd, the deeper you fall into darkness.\” ~Osho~ Your journey is unique, yet shared with every other individual on the planet. Ultimately, each of us must have

Everything we experience offers another opportunity to awaken. \”No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.\” ~Albert Einstein~ Each of us plays a part in the collective awakening of the planet. Start by going within. Have the courage to face your own shadows and shine the light of consciousness

I hold no cherished outcome… I am not subject to disappointment. ~From the Celtic Vows of Friendship~ “May I live this day… Compassionate of heart, Clear in word, Gracious in awareness, Courageous in thought, Generous in love.\” ~John O’Donohue~ Attachment creates pain. We want things to be a certain way, we cling to self-imposed ideals

Let your dreams expand into new dimensions. \”It’s from being melancholy and having my human down experiences that I learn, that I overcome, that I transform – and these realizations I put into song. That’s what I choose to put in my backpack and carry with me around the world.\” ~Jason Mraz~ Past achievements, titles,

Treat yourself well. \”When you’re at peace with yourself and love yourself, it is virtually impossible to do things to yourself that are destructive.\” ~Wayne Dyer~ No matter what changes you wish you create in your experience, begin with self-love. When you are balanced and joyful you will have more compassion and quality time to

When we rise above thought, we enter the Bliss of Being. Thought-stories come and go like clouds… seemingly there, but yet on close inspection are empty of meaning. Consciousness, like the sky, remains ever untouched, open, free and meaningless. ~Michael Jeffreys~ Over-active mind activity distracts from the ability to fully experience the beauty and potential

It’s impossible to explain the Infinite. Live beyond words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him? ~Zhuangzi~ Allow the mystery of life to unfold as it will. When we choose to live beyond words, we open ourselves to the fullness of experience. The process of participation