“One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” ~Maya Angelou~ Resistance is a powerful indicator that breakthrough is at hand. Whether personal or collective, the way through transition is to […]
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“Fear twists our ideas and makes crooked the ways of our life; it creates barriers between people, and it certainly destroys love.” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti~ How often do we witness people driven into action while trapped at the level of fear? Always seeming to react or defend, they sow confusion and discord in their
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In stillness, we can listen to the wisdom of the Universe. We can watch the perfection of nature, and hear loving whispers in the wind. Is it any wonder that the ego fights so hard to keep the mind busy? Surely it knows the power of Presence and that we can break free from
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Yesterday I was tending some basil I planted last new moon. This is part of a fun little spell I found to increase wealth. For the last few years I’ve been working on an oracle card deck and book for self-awareness and the project is coming to fruition. While this is taking me into
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“In these times where it has seemed dark indeed where integrity appears solely buried in legend and lore, it is an opportunity in contrast to the shadows, to create miracles… by choosing first courage, then diligence, standing, opening our mouth and speaking the truth that in rare moments, may ignite the light.” ~Tom Althouse~ To
Sometimes we have to be who we aren’t in order to discover who we are. Everyone faces their own dark night of the soul as part of the quest to awaken. These moments can create feelings of loss and confusion; however, they are a necessary aspect of transformation. The ego will often play a script
“The crowd neither wants nor seeks knowledge, and the leaders of the crowd, in their own interests, try to strengthen its fear and dislike of everything new and unknown. The slavery in which mankind lives is based upon this fear.” ~G. I. Gurdjieff~ To be a spiritual seeker is to discover your courage. Leaving the
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“Self discovery is the most empowering time of your life, you remember who you are and you become the best version of yourself but what they forget to tell you is, to get to a point of pleasure you must face the pain.” ~Nikki Rowe~ The challenges that you have faced have forged aspects of
“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love …” ~Marcus Aurelius~ When hardships arise we have choices: complain, be resentful, blame others or face the challenge and grow from it. Passion for life leads us out of darkness and into the
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“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love …” ~Marcus Aurelius~ When hardships arise we have choices: complain, be resentful, blame others or face the challenge and grow from it. Passion for life leads us out of darkness and into the
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