Wow Moment

Lessons repeat, growing in intensity, until we no longer require them. \”Suffering turns to hopelessness when you forget that it’s your teacher.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ In the midst of a challenge, take a moment to examine the events of your life to see if you notice a repetitive pattern emerge. If you have often felt abandoned […]

Love allows you to recognize the sacredness in another. \”The heart that seeks to awaken, to live genuinely, is more real than anything. That nameless drive calls you to be who you most truly are.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ Life provides a reflection of our innermost state of consciousness. Therefore, do you best to live in such

Attachment creates misery. \”Disappointment is always a reminder that you’re still attached to something. Take that disappointment as opportunity to investigate and awaken.\” ~Ezra Bayda~ Detachment is not apathy. It emerges from a conscious decision to surrender control in a given situation. The trick is to discover how to simultaneously set desires in motion yet

The rational mind should be utilized as a servant, not a master. \”There is a universal, intelligent life force that exists within everyone and everything. It resides within each one of us as a deep wisdom, an inner knowing. We can access this wonderful source of knowledge and wisdom through intuition, an inner sense that

You are a unique expression of the Divine in human form. \”Love is the bridge between you and everything.\” ~Rumi~ Can you embrace the sky? Do you hear the songs that sing your name in every moment? All of life celebrates your soul’s journey. Let your life be an infinite expression for that which cannot

Nothing is more important than your joy. \”Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten

Sometimes a shake-up is required in order to shatter the ego’s grasp. \”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.\” ~Ezra

The world desperately needs you to be your authentic self. “Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, ‘This is the real me,’ and when you have found that attitude, follow it.” ~William James~ There are many people in

Allow room in your experience for the Universe to surprise you. \”With the courage of the soul, we don’t focus only on self-preservation, security, or safety; in fact, such courage compels us to risk our comfort and safety, and sometimes even our lives, as we act according to our most deeply held values. This kind

To live in harmony with life is to allow it to unfold without interference. \”Everything under heaven is a sacred vessel and cannot be controlled. Trying to control leads to ruin. Trying to grasp, we lose. Allow your life to unfold naturally. Know that it too is a vessel of perfection.\” ~Lao-tzu~ When we begin