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Expansion Through Contrast

It is love that allows us to expand. It transforms our vision and interpretation of experience. It awakens the ability to heal or to hold space for another. When faced with hatred or fear, love can shine through inspiring hope in its wake. The power of connection is often learned through contrast. It doesn\’t matter […]

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Empowerment

The quickest way to empowerment is by taking personal responsibility for all that you experience. This creates greater insight through introspection, conscious action and awareness. Consider adding humor into the mix and watch the process of change become more pleasurable. Blame is often used as a tool of avoidance. We project energy at another person,

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Write Your Own Story

“Looking with a mind that’s awake reveals the shimmering pulse of life. Looking with a mind full of thoughts reveals only your thoughts. ” ~Ezra Bayda~ When you notice yourself speaking often of the past, make a conscious effort to bring yourself fully into the present moment. Spiritual maturity has little to do with past

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Being Love

“Spiritual practice is about increasingly entering into love – not personal love, but the love that is the nature of our being.”   ~Ezra Bayda~  The purpose of our journey is to discover the love that resides at the root of all situations. Unconditional love – for oneself as well as others – once discovered,

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The Heart of Wonder

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” ~Socrates~ As awareness increases, our ability to participate in the miraculous grows sharper. We become a loving bridge between the mystical and the mundane. Consider the difference in viewpoint between someone who continually gazes down at their phone or is lost in thought, and one who, deeply immersed in

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Higher Consciousness

“Remember always that the goal of awakening, of self-awareness, of living in higher consciousness is always about the very same thing that Christ brought into the world which is unconditional, agape love.” ~Theodore J. Nottingham~ See the path of your awakening as a spiral. Lessons will cycle through your experience ever more quickly, allowing you

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Acceptance

“Intimacy is a totally different dimension. It is allowing the other to come into you, to see you as you see yourself, to allow the other to see you from the inside, to invite somebody to that deepest core of your being.”  ~Osho~ When you love and accept yourself, there is no fear. You allow

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Mastery and Miracles

“When I see someone smile, I know immediately that he or she is dwelling in awareness.”  ~Thich Nhat Hanh~ One of the most important aspects of mastery is being willing to take responsibility for your own state of consciousness. What would your experiences be like if you viewed everything as a miracle? Each moment would

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A Higher Perspective

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ~Wayne Dyer~ Something magical happens when we view life from a higher perspective. Beyond the mechanisms of the mind – thoughts, opinions, confusion, stories, histories and other facades – there is great potential and power; however, the ego often distracts

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