#integrity

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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Turn Toward the Shadow

  “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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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

    “It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~   Sit, observe your breath for a

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Loving What Is

“Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don\’t have to like it… it\’s just easier if you do.” ~Byron Katie~ Loving What Is is a powerful aspect of awakening that frees us from the stories of the mind

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Stand in Courage

“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

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Integrity

“Perhaps the most “spiritual” thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn~ . Throughout the process of awakening we examine various beliefs, commune with teachings of the ancient masters and find inspiration from those with whom

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The Untroubled Spirit

“The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.” ~Marcus Aurelius~ When you can see beyond the mechanisms of the ego, you are well on your way to a life unencumbered by drama. The actions of others always demonstrate

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Rise Above

“There is only one perpetrator of evil on the planet: human unconsciousness. That realization is true forgiveness. With forgiveness, your victim identity dissolves, and your true power emerges–the power of Presence. Instead of blaming the darkness, you bring in the light.” ~Eckhart Tolle~ Transformation happens in the Now. This moment is all that matters. Face

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