#awakening

Celebrate the Day

\”Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, love is knowing that I am everything, and between the two my life moves.\” ~Nisargadatta~ You bring something beautiful to the world that will never be seen again. When you are able to share your gifts with the world, something amazing happens… People respond to your authenticity. They seek […]

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All Paths Are Sacred

All conflict arises from wanting someone to be different than they are. This one misguided approach to life is a source of great distress for many and it plays out in myriad ways every day.   Become a compassionate listener. Pay attention without internal commentary and cultivate the ability to see beyond the conditioning of

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Releasing Limitation

  Limitation is nothing more than outmoded conditioning. Somewhere down the line, one accepted an idea that blocked them from seeing their true potential. Over time, they managed to that idea, creating self-fulfilling prophesies and reinforcing the belief with myriad examples that become their perception of truth… “That’s the way I’ve always been.” The teachers\’

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Open Mind, Open Heart

“Until the mind is open, the heart stays closed. The open mind is the key to the open heart.” ~Byron Katie~ When you open your heart in the midst of life, miraculous things happen. Many fear vulnerability; however, it is a necessary component of spiritual growth. Life is a mystery to be lived, not a

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New Levels of Awareness

“It takes a little effort to get our of illusions because we have invested in them very much. They are our hopes; It is through them that we go on living.”   ~Osho~ It\’s a powerful practice to see beyond the illusion. Observe how often the word “I” is used when referring to how you

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The Wise Passage

You can embody the love, presence and freedom that is the essence of your true nature by finding simple ways to quiet the mind and open the heart. There is a wise passage through life… one that calls the awakened to walk its journey. As we cultivate awareness that is found through mindfulness, generosity, loving-kindness

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The Self

Sometimes you have to be who you aren’t in order to discover who you are. Inner journeys through darkness bring about a yearning for light and the search then takes us exactly where we need to go. The greatest gifts can be found in the unlikeliest of places. Don’t fear the shadow side of your

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Love Begets Love

When you feel the brunt of someone’s anger, be compassionate instead of defensive. When you are triggered and the ego wants to withhold, consciously move forward with kindness instead. When you are judged… Be love. Acceptance, unconditional love, honoring all life as sacred, being the peace you wish to see, Radical Forgiveness… all these concepts

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Your Divine Nature

“Gradually we’ll learn from one another what we forgot. That we’re all one. Our relationships will enable us. The law of karma will teach us. Our challenges will focus us. Love will remind us.” ~Jose Stevens~ With our limited human perception, it’s difficult to process the idea of eternity. Time is a construct of the

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The Power of Higher Love

“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, The Alchemist~ In a world that is often beset by fear, judgment and anger, we can choose to be a source of higher love and consciously

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