What lies within

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Slow down, pay attention and allow healing to begin.

“Every truth has four corners. As a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.”
~Confucius~

We are engaged in a continual process of enlightenment and each moment offers a unique opportunity to awaken. In our infinite universe, no matter how far you have come, it’s important to realize that you have barely begun to understand infinity.
Our potential is vast. There are many different paths from which to choose, so find one that brings you joy. Create healthy relationships that allow enough space for each person to thrive. In love, step out of the role of “fixer” and into a position of support.
Compassion must reside at the core of any spiritual healing. When we learn to honor all life as sacred, we can experience Oneness, peace and balance. You can then walk through life’s changes and challenges knowing that you are loved, supported and guided each and every step of the way.
Today my intention is to remember that there is always something new to learn. 

Going with the flow

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Everything offers an opportunity to awaken.

“Life’s magic is a lot like a swift flowing river.
No matter how long you’ve overlooked it
or unwittingly swam against it, the instant
youstop struggling you’re back in the flow,
hat down low, coolest cat on the block.”
~The Universe~

Acceptance is not predicated upon liking something. Certainly we’ll have preferences, but when those preferences crystallize into requirements, we suffer. With this in mind, we can bring an awareness that everything ultimately works for our benefit, assisting our spiritual growth. So when something doesn’t work, pause. Don’t fight against it. Breathe, step back and adjust your experience to step into peace rather than resistance.
The present moment is your point of power. Acceptance allows us to have greater clarity and choose actions that are empowered instead of reactive. Once you decide to step into the flow of life, you’ll discover the peacefulness and ease that awakens the soul.
Today my intention is to embrace what is.

The transformative path to freedom

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Awakening is the process of releasing the things that block us from seeing clearly.

“Expecting an epiphany – some single moment of insight that will forever banish the experience of fear, anger, neediness – may prevent us from noticing the slow and almost imperceptible ways spiritual practice subtly transforms us. With patience and perseverance, our habitual reactive patterns slowly erode, until one day we find ourselves in a situation that had always made us anxious – and we notice the anxiety is gone.”
~Ezra Bayda~

Lessons will present themselves over and over until we no longer need them. The sheer repetitiveness of this process provides the opportunity to utilize the tools we have cultivated as well as learn that we can overcome them. Eventually, the repetitive pattern dissolves and leaves our life experience. This is how you know you have had a breakthrough.
The awakening spirit will be in the midst of intense circumstances and suddenly realize how differently they are facing the challenge. This surge of awareness brings with it a sense of gratitude, humor and empowerment.
Know that you are right where you need to be. Be patient with the pace of change you are experiencing because it’s likely far more profound than you realize.
Today my intention is to see every moment as an opportunity to awaken.

Oneness with all life

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Living in a space of Oneness calls upon us to see the sacred in everything.

“The whole of planet earth
is a sacred site.
All people are the chosen people,
and the purpose of our lives
is a spiritual one.

May we care for each other
and for the earth, for everything
relates to everything else.

Feeling this Oneness,
may we radiate the light of love
and kindness that all may live
in unity and peace.”
~Radha Sahar~

When we embrace one another in love, something powerful happens. A synergy awakens and the collective energy expands, bringing an entirely new vibration into being.
When you approach a situation, ask “What do I have to offer?” Give of your kindness, time and attention with the selflessness born of a awakened heart.
There is no limit to what we can do together. We have the opportunity to be frequency holders for one another in order to create a space where a transformation can occur.
Today my intention is to remember that true happiness comes through service to others.

Helplessness

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Choose to see the perfection in the imperfection.

“We dread the helplessness of losing control. Yet freedom lies in recognizing the reality that some things are ever beyond our control – the only option is to make peace with helplessness itself.”
~Ezra Bayda~

Intense change is a shock to the system. Just as a loud noise can immediately jolt you from sleep into wakefulness, so too can unexpected events propel you into spiritual awakening.
All I look out my window, I see the night on fire. Knowing that all is perfect, all I can do is move into acceptance and readiness. The possible need to evacuate prompts us to re-examine what is truly important as we gather loved ones together.
Challenges provide an opportunity to come together, to love one another and see beyond perceived differences. So, like many, I walk the paradoxical line between readiness and trust that all is well.
Today my intention is to be at peace and say “Yes” to life.

Initiation

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Resisting the dark passage of initiation will create imbalance and crisis.

“All deaths, all endings, are a passage to the next beginning. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can be changed from one form to another, but it can neither be created nor destroyed. Once we understand that all death is merely a transition into a different form of life, change ceases to be so frightening.”
~Alberto Villoldo~

Each of us must walk our own path of initiation. The loss of a loved one, relationship, health, identity or dream forces us to enter a dark night of the soul. Challenges promt us to enter places we would never choose to go on our own. They allow us to discover our strength and learn how to access our inner wisdom. Eventually, we emerge blinking into the sunlight, changed, the dark passage now a piece of our history.
Those who have been tempered by challenging experiences have a sense of empowerment. You can recognize your ability to face the shocks of life with a quiet sense of acceptance and no longer see loss as wrong or punishment. Your courageousness becomes an inspiration.
Today my intention is to honor all paths as sacred.

 

Blaming

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Be willing to take complete responsibility for your own joy.

“Blaming is an addiction. Justifying ourselves can keep us lost in our stories for hours, days, and even years. Blaming puts the focus on the perceived faults of the other and lets us evade the necessity of directing our attention inward. Blame always separates, always disconnects. Overcoming addiction to blaming is an absolute prerequisite to experiencing the connectedness that is the essence of who we are.”
~Ezra Bayda~

The solution to any challenge lies in taking personal responsibility. The ego will seek to hold on to resentment, perhaps tell the story to others (hoping to get support for the perceived wrong/judgment/interpretation) or replay the incident in the mind. The spiritual seeker seeks instead to end any altercation with kindness, compassion, love and forgiveness.

Mastery is taking complete responsibility for whatever unfolds in our experience as well as how we choose to respond. It calls upon us to return to grace again and again knowing that the practice is the journey. Decide to be the first to step out of the cycle of drama and blame and instead, become one who chooses to bring love and kindness to the present moment.
Today my intention is to sow seeds of love where there is hate, have compassion for others who are lost in dysfunction and be a light in the darkness.

Opening to receive

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This is the moment of renewed clarity, opening and awareness.
“The more Light you have, the better you can see what is trivial and outmoded in your conditioning.”
~Ralph Blum~
The light of consciousness dispels the darkness that obstructs some aspect of your life situation. When you choose to open to receive, it is ready to pour into you. Utilize your relationships to heighten your awareness. Seek to cultivate the art of love for you are the Universe in motion.

We are participating in a collective shift of energy. Joyousness illuminates our ability to see clearly and this new clarity may call upon you to shift direction and move into new experiences. Ask, “What do I have to offer?” and then allow love to lead the way.
Today my intention is to receive instruction from the Divine. I am a lifetime student of love.

Oneness with all life

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Live gently.

“As we feel the pain that all people feel in facing an uncontrollable world, compassion naturally arises – even for our ‘enemies.’ ”
~Ezra Bayda~

Collectively, much of humanity is absorbed in the mundane, obsessed with appearances and the unfolding dramas around them and have forgotten or neglected the only thing that matters – awakening to the truth of who we truly are. Each of us is a fragment of the infinite Oneness of the Divine. Our journey here was intended to utilize forgetfulness to facilitate the joy of awakening.

See if you can see past the roles that people play (both consciously and unconsciously). Look deeper to connect with the soul of another and interact with them from a higher level of consciousness. Consider this: all definitions create limitation. See if you can stop defining yourself and others. Instead, operate as a field of awareness, bringing the vastness of soul connection into play.

When faced with opposition, remember that the other is acting from a place fear and has lost touch with the deeper perfection of life. This may foster compassion rather than anger. Thus, your actions will be based upon love, balance and perspective.
Today my intention is to follow the Zen adage: Don’t seek the truth. Just cease to cherish opinions.

Disruption

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Life’s disruptions reveal your strengths.

“…something very beautiful happens to people when their world has fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point where our knees hit the floor.”
~Marianne Williamson~

Acceptance is saying “Yes” to life. It is not dependent upon liking what is unfolding, rather, it is an inner awareness that releases the ingrained habit of struggle and allows you to step into the present moment with power and grace.

You are much more than this body or this experience. You are a vast, infinite energy that is in the process of discovery. Simultaneously unique and part of the Oneness that connects us, we are here to discover how to live from the heart.

The purpose of the human existence is to experience every facet of life. So, lifetime after lifetime we play in the world of form. We interact with one another as lovers, enemies, teachers, family and friends in order to discover compassion. Our challenges send us on new roads of adventure and discovery. When you are ready to learn, you’ll find that everyone and everything is your teacher. Your unique way of being in the world will help you to access your inner wisdom.

Today my intention is to bring a higher awareness to my life situation.