#challenges

Trust

“Trust is yes. Knowing that this existence is our mother, that nature is our source and it can’t be against us. It can’t be inimical to us. Seeing this, understanding this, trust arises.” ~Osho~  Life, by it’s very nature, is constantly evolving, transforming and uncontrollable. Our role in this process is to learn how to […]

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Cultivating Strength

“When you reach the point where you think you can go no farther, taking one more step, one more breath into the heart, is all that’s required.”  ~Ezra Bayda~  Every challenge you face reveals another aspect of your strength. Do not avoid your challenges; instead, approach them with conscious intention. Awakening souls seek to be

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Nurture Yourself

Many believe that they need to take care of everyone around them. They struggle and juggle until they get off balance. Usually at the peak of this experience, they’ll get sick or have an accident which forces them to release control, if only for a little while… and even then they worry about everyone they

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Karmic Lessons

There are times when we seem to walk blindly into challenging karmic circumstances. Temporary blinders are necessary because most would not consciously choose to engage in the discomfort required by the soul for growth. Strong emotional reactions typically indicate that karma is in play. In challenging circumstances, seek the gift or the lesson by going

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Releasing Worry

“Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose” ~Eckhart Tolle~ Challenges can draw us together in miraculous ways. It’s easy to get lost in the stories of the mind, the collective dramas we experience and fears regarding an unknowable future. Every day ego-driven souls fill our consciousness with “what ifs?” that attempt to

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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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Transforming Darkness Into Light

\”…the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.” ~Carl Jung~ Choose to see challenges as your vehicle to awakening.  The purpose behind emotional upset is two-fold: it shakes up your life, revealing the aspects that are insubstantial as well as those which provide a firm foundation

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Inner Peace

Peace is inner joy, tranquility, nonjudgmental love and universal compassion. ~Debasish Mridha~ Life happens. The stillness of infinite potential resides beneath egoic judgments and interpretation of the world around us. As we release the need to create a running commentary of opinion, we discover the ability to consciously choose how to respond in alignment with

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Self-Knowledge

\”The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end – you don\’t come to an achievement, you don\’t come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.\” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti~ The challenges that we face ultimately bring out the best in us. Through trial and error we learn to face our

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The Words We Speak

\”The challenges in this place are real and sometimes very difficult, but I\’ve learned to slow down and look for beauty in my days, for the mysteries and blessings woven into everything, into the very words we speak.\” ~Kim Edwards~ Your words have power. They send energy outward and create the type of reality you

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