The awakened life is one of contentment. \”We have to keep coming back to the basic understanding: practice is possible in just one place – in residing in exactly what we are experiencing right now.\”  ~Ezra Bayda~ Many people choose to be discontented. They don’t enjoy their work or relationships, seek solace in distraction or […]

Our relationships are the playground of spiritual awakening. \”Whenever your relationship is not working, whenever it brings out the ‘madness’ in you and in your partner, be glad. What was unconscious is being brought up to the light. It is an opportunity for salvation.\”  ~Eckhart Tolle~ Relationships, whether with lovers, family, co-workers, friends or the

You can be at peace now by being at peace in the present moment. \”It is only in our thoughts that ideas, beliefs, and problems become solid, dark and unyielding. Reality itself is moveable, light, ever-changing. In our minds we seem trapped, in reality we are utterly free.\”  ~Ezra Bayda~ Detachment is a world away

Challenges create a space where a transformation can occur. \”Suffering turns into hopelessness when you forget that it’s your teacher.\”  ~Ezra Bayda~ When we seek to avert pain at all costs or when we seek to protect those we love from the challenges in their lives, we block potential breakthroughs. The core of this behavior

Honor your own path as sacred. “Knowing that friends and lovers were once strangers to me, I welcome new people into my life.”  ~Louise Hay~ Everyone and everything you experience is responding to your spiritual needs and supporting your journey, regardless of how it may appear. Prior to birth, we arrange specific karmic agreements such

Authentic love has no opposite. \”Once we become willing to give love, the discovery quickly follows that we are surrounded by love and merely didn’t know how to access it. Love is actually present everywhere; its presence only needs to be realized.\” ~David R Hawkins~ When we discover the joy of loving without attachment, a

All pain is self-inflicted. Celtic Vows of Friendship I honor your path I bring an unprotected heart to our meeting place I drink from your well I hold no cherished outcome I will not negotiate by withholding I am not subject to disappointment The degree of attachment we have to an outcome determines the level

Be kind and gentle with yourself as you grow and change. \”Within grief and loss there is always longing – for wholeness, for harmony, for connection. Trying to ‘move on’ too quickly denies the value of inner exploration.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ Most people treat those they love and respect with compassion. They offer supportive words, a

The pathway to love is forgiveness. Leave the past behind and embrace the beauty of the present moment \”Fear of the future no longer exists when the past has been healed…living in acceptance enables us to find freedom from most of life’s problems and to experience fulfillment and happiness.\” ~David R Hawkins~ Living a life

Life’s wonder and mystery can only be discovered where you are. \”When our plans crumble and there seems to be nothing left, it is only by completely surrendering to what is that we can realize that what is left is more then enough.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ The awakening spirit becomes empowered through surrender. Rather than trying