#awareness

Real Joy

“Real joy is often just a quiet presence in the moment.” ~Ezra Bayda~ Bring a new level of consciousness to your journey. From the mundane to the mystical, everything offers the possibility of transformation. Beauty can be found in the simple, ordinary things of life. When you approach tasks with total involvement, seeking no thoughts […]

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Mastery and Joy

\”I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.\” ~Arthur Rubinstein~ Joy is linked to mastery. When desire and expectation are released and we consciously immerse ourselves deeply within the Now, life responds  in amazing ways. Rather than allowing attachment to create moments of pain, we can discover the freedom that

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Movement

To live without limitation means that you allow room for surprises, movement and passion. The Tao speaks of purposefully being like a river – endlessly moving, flowing with ease, alive to life itself. When life is too predictable, there is no dynamism and we become stagnant; therefore, the soul craves and creates movement to ensure

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Self Discovery

“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment.” ~Eckhart Tolle~ Awareness is the first phase of transformation. Observe yourself without judgment. Beyond preferences, stories of the past,

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Gentle Presence

\”Bring me a higher love.\” – Steve Winwood~ Why are you so hard on yourself? You are beautiful. When you approach the present moment from the higher levels on consciousness, life becomes simple. Like the delicate flickering of a candle flame, the light of awareness sets the stage for a peaceful interpretation of life\’s illusions.

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Know Thyself

“Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.” ~Ramana Maharshi~ One challenge that many spiritual seekers encounter is opposition from those around them. The ego may, for a time, flame the inner struggle between the human desire to be accepted and the souls desire to live in ones truth. Those who

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Transmutation

“Transmutation: Grapes must be crushed to make wine Diamonds form under pressure Olives are pressed to release oil Seeds grow in darkness Whenever you feel crushed, under pressure, pressed, or in darkness, you’re in a powerful place of transformation/transmutation.” ~Lalah Delia~ Intense pressure is very powerful. Whether physical, emotional, psychological or intuitive, we are transformed

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The Veil of Illusion

Awareness allows us to see through the veneer of illusion to the heart within. The Divine seeks to experience life in its many forms through each of us. When we choose to embrace one another as an expression of infinite energy, we begin to witness our interactions from a higher perspective. All that is required

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I Am

“I am here to serve. I am here to inspire. I am here to love. I am here to live my truth.”  ~Deepak Chopra~ What do you choose to say after the words, “I Am?” It\’s important to realize that your words are powerful. Many live in self-imposed prisons that their thoughts and words reinforce

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Participation

“Stop playing it safe by trying to avoid adversity. Act from the heart and let circumstances unfold as they will.” ~Ezra Bayda~    Zen is doing one thing at a time with your full attention and consciousness awareness. The incremental steps we take toward enlightenment transform our very way of being.  Life is a dance

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