Consider what you can control in your experience. Rather than seeking outside validation or waiting for someone or something to change, create small spaces of joy. One of my friends planted these beautiful flowers. Each morning when I walk past her garden, I receive a growing token of her love and light. When […]
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There’s something beautiful about living deeply aligned in the present moment. Surrounded by friendship, beauty, laughter, and awareness, we discover the joy of being. Happiness is a conscious choice, and is not reliant upon outside conditions. It rises from the wellspring of connection and creates the filter through which we interpret life. Unhappiness
“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
When inspiration strikes we must heed the call. It’s powerful to turn towards whatever speaks to your soul and explore its depths. This is how one cultivates new facets of expression. Whether passionate for a topic of study, art, or the work of a lifetime, the Muse plays a powerful role in the support
One’s level of consciousness determines the filter through they interpret everything in their experience. Many of us played the game “telephone” as children, enjoying the way the original statement changed from person to person as it went through the line until finally emerging as nonsense at the end. And yet… here we are in
“Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~ In a world filled with expectation and judgment, it can
Attention always determines where your energy flows. It’s empowering to understand how choice impacts our daily journey. When you make consciousness a priority, begin within. Notice your thoughts. Observe them and how they make you feel. This is the starting point. Rather than dwelling on a perceived problem, past event, or future worries, just
”Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation.” ~Aristotle~ Our grandest adventures often begin with an intuitive whisper. Something calls us to embark upon a new phase and often we begin without knowing exactly how everything will pull together. These first steps may be tentative; however, each
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Awareness is a living flame that burns within you. It burns away ego, greed, obsession, desire, expectation and limitation… and when all is gone, what remains? Only the light of pure potential. Those who are not yet awakening often carry a deeply debilitating fear of loss. They cling to things, people and ideas
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The Eastern Bluebird is a symbol of joy and hope that indicates positive change is coming. Yesterday as I sat in the car with the windows down, this lovely being perched upon my rear-view mirror for a moment. Obviously catching my attention, he stayed close for a bit, posing for the picture above. For
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