“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.~ Change how you see everything and everyone around you. All are our brothers and sisters in this dance of life. Nothing is separate. Our role is to be the loving witness […]
“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” ~Rumi~ Growth and change may involve endings as part of the cycle of new beginnings and transformation. We must be willing to let go of what we have outgrown, honor the passage through the unknown and create peacefulness in our experience each step of the
\”If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily.\” ~Jack Canfield~ Inspiration… what inspires you to keep moving forward in the face of opposition? What inspires you to turn and confront your fears or
“Residing fully in the present moment allows the unconditioned energy of life to flow through the conditioned body and mind. The willingness to simply rest in the physical experience of your life is the key to spiritual transformation.” ~Ezra Bayda~ This planet is a playground of discovery and every moment provides an opportunity to learn
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” ~Socrates~ Many people resist change; however, growth is one of the great blessings of life. As we transition from one phase to the next we expand our experience. If you have mastered some aspect
“Wherever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.” ~Shunryu Suzuki~ Authentic change takes patience and consistency. While a flash flood can do some immediate
“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.” ~Cynthia Occelli~ Enlightenment is a slow, transformative process. The journey inward hesitantly begins with many starts and stops. The heart
“I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion – and where it isn’t, that is where my work lies.” ~Ram Dass~ No matter where you are, you can choose to be the light of that place. We cannot control events that occur around us; however, we can consciously choose how
\”You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.\” ~Louise Hay~ You have always done the best that you can… and the same is true for all of those around you. Suffering occurs when we are unhappy with our own choices and behavior. When one begins
“…something very beautiful happens to people when their world has fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point where our knees hit the floor.” ~Marianne Williamson~ Acceptance is saying “Yes” to life. It is not dependent upon liking what is unfolding, rather, it is an inner awareness that releases
