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Nature and Stillness

\”Nature can bring you into stillness. That is its gift to you. When you perceive and join with nature in the field of stillness, that field becomes permeated with your awareness. That is your gift to nature.\” ~Eckhart Tolle~ Behind the sounds, beyond the experience, under the chatter of the mind lies the brilliance of […]

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The Journey Inward

“Inward is not a direction. Inward is a dimension.” ~Sadhguru Jaggi~ The world of form is filled with illusions that create the perception of limitation and separation. We seek security, connection, purpose and struggle to find it, often struggling against one another. Getting lost within the illusion, we forget to seek the lesson within the

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Awakening

“If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep growing.” ~Gail Sheehy~ There are three phases of life – Youth, Power, and Wisdom. We progress through these 27 year cycles, reconnecting with the soul on a deep level with each Saturn return. During the Youth cycle, the character is

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Walking Your Unique Path

“I have not always chosen the safest path. I\’ve made my mistakes, plenty of them. I sometimes jump too soon and fail to appreciate the consequences. But I\’ve learned something important along the way: I\’ve learned to heed the call of my heart. I\’ve learned that the safest path is not always the best path

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I Will Not Negotiate by Withholding

“If you withhold love as a form of punishment, who is being punished?” ~Donald L. Hicks~ Love is giving – giving based in kindness, freedom and compassion without expectation. Judgment is a by-product of the ego. Condemning others, whether through “righteous anger” or an internal dialogue, creates blockages between people. The only way to break

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The Joy of Experience

“In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.” ~Ansel Adams~ There is nothing to be gained from making life harder than it needs to be, and yet we sometimes find ourselves doing just that. in the midst of chaos we often spin a bit further into confusion

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Satori

Satori is a brief flash. Suddenly the light breaks through. For a short timeless time we experience eternity in it\’s unmanifest form. ~Frederick Lenz~ Satori is the awakening from a dream. The first stage of awakening is typically a breakthrough that seemingly comes out of nowhere. Suddenly, the ego is quiet allowing us to experience

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The World Needs You

“The path to love requires open-hearted attention to the very things that seem to block our way to it.” ~Ezra Bayda~ All change begins within. When we consciously bring the light of awareness to the challenges of our lives, we begin to recognize the illusions from which they arise. Transformation occurs as we dissolve our

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Integration

“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.” ~C.G. Jung~ This lifetime is the culmination of all the experience and knowledge you have gathered throughout many incarnations on this planet. The higher self seeks to integrate the

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Creating Grace

“It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world. It is these two blessed things that can begin to heal all broken hearts.” ~Steve Maraboli~ From time to time you may face challenges that allow the ego to slip in and momentarily take over

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