#enlightenment

Facing Our Shadows

When presented with our darkest moments, we have the opportunity to rise above. Your soul is ready to face whatever life offers. Challenging situations come into our experience when we have the spiritual tools and ability to handle them. The true blockages we face are limiting beliefs about our own worthiness, strength, ingenuity and vision. […]

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Recognizing the Sacred

“When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into its dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment.” ~Pema Chödrön~ Imagine having the ability to send love out to all living beings in order to facilitate

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Compassion and Enlightenment

Kindness and awareness work together. Through awareness we understand the underlying beauty of everything and every being” ~Amit Ray~ Imagine having the ability to walk through the world untroubled, to tend to those in need while holding a higher frequency of love. Compassion sows the seeds of enlightenment and enlightenment brings greater compassion. The amplification

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Honoring the Sacred

\”Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.\” ~Khalil Gibran~ In each life there comes at least one moment which, if recognized and seized, transforms the course of that life forever. The awakening spirit brings a vitality of

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Be Still

“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.”   ~Ram Dass~  You are the stillness in which life happens. In stillness we can begin to sense the infinite. As a spiritual seeker, it’s important to learn how to quiet the mind. Within this space of infinite possibility, the quiet truth of your inner wisdom can

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The Role of Resistance

“Enlightenment is nothing more than the complete absence of resistance to what is. End of story.” ~Adyashanti~ As lessons unfold, your explorations will undoubtedly take you down new paths. Always seek the lesson, the beauty, the insight, for everything plays a role in the ongoing journey of your awakening. As consciousness expands, the ego must

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Expanding Consciousness

“As we grow in our consciousness, there will be more compassion and more love, and then the barriers between people, between religions, between nations will begin to fall.” ~Ram Dass~ There is a consciousness arising within you. You have chosen to be here now, to read these words, to discover new ways of being, thinking

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Quiet Moments

\”How many times have you noticed that it’s the little quiet moments in the midst of life that seem to give the rest extra-special meaning?\” ~Fred Rogers~ Our spiritual journey is accelerated when we bring a sense of inner awareness and consciousness into whatever the present moment has to offer. Rather than only setting aside

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Challenges

“Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not.\” ~Deepak Chopra~ Challenges help us to discover aspects of ourselves that are ready to emerge. They often act as catalysts that prompt relationships to deepen into something beautiful, unique and full of love. When faced with hardship, be willing to receive support

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Walk Gently

\”Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.\” ~Thich Nhat Hanh~ To live in alignment with life, we must first remove anything that blocks us from living in a way that is empowered and accepting. The spiritual path calls upon us to dissolve the ego, rise above the mundane and cultivate trust.

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