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Be Love

  “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.~   Demonstrating unconditional love […]

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The Way of Love

  “The way of love is the way of no-expectation. Love exists only when there is a total acceptance and no desire to change anything.” ~Osho~   When you can awaken in joy and greet the day with love, you have arrived. When your happiness is not dependent upon outside validation or events, you have

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Be The Change

  We are all reflections of one another. Consider dedicating the day to observation and journal what attributes you notice and respond to in others – both positive and negative. Then, honoring the reflections you see, go within and explore what messages you have received. Positive virtues that you recognize are reflections of wonderful qualities

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The Path Less Traveled

  “Love is the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth… Love is as love does. Love is an act of will — namely, both an intention and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love.” ~M. Scott

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Living Authentically

  “You rarely have time for everything you want in this life, so you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.” ~Mister Rogers~   Our actions have greater meaning when they are aligned with our true nature. The dance of awakening calls upon us

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Let Your Life Be Your Message

  Sometimes it can be challenging to function consistently from a high level of consciousness. It’s easy to get lost in the story and fall down the rabbit hole of ego-driven fear or reactivity. Should this happen, simply observe your thoughts without inner criticism. Choose to place your attention on something that is uplifting or

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The Path to Love

  “The path to love requires open-hearted attention to the very things that seem to block our way to it.” ~Ezra Bayda~      Sometimes it takes years (or lifetimes!) before we fully understand a particular aspect of our spiritual growth. We go through repetitive circumstances and often explore various aspects of the same lesson

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Consciousness

  There are many pathways to awakening; however, it ultimately doesn’t matter what we believe. The only true measurement of enlightenment is one’s state of consciousness in the present moment. Earth, and all its various experiences, is merely the backdrop on which we project our interpretation of life. Pay attention to repeating patterns – they

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The Meditative Mind

  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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