#Presence

Be Filled With Wonder

“Being truly present allows us to appreciate the sweetness of the moment even when the moment isn’t conventionally sweet, because, at least momentarily, we’re not under the sway of the heaviness of our beliefs. The results are a lightness of being, and a sense of inner freedom.” ~Ezra Bayda~ Have you ever been overwhelmed by […]

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Life\\’s Gifts

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”  ~Albert Einstein~ We have the opportunity for expansive growth in this moment. By choosing not to be offended by anyone or anything, by releasing hurt and resentment, by rising above the mechanisms of the mind, we create space in which a transformation can occur.

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Life’s Gifts

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”  ~Albert Einstein~ We have the opportunity for expansive growth in this moment. By choosing not to be offended by anyone or anything, by releasing hurt and resentment, by rising above the mechanisms of the mind, we create space in which a transformation can occur.

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Life’s Gifts

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”  ~Albert Einstein~ We have the opportunity for expansive growth in this moment. By choosing not to be offended by anyone or anything, by releasing hurt and resentment, by rising above the mechanisms of the mind, we create space in which a transformation can occur.

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Life\\’s Gifts

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”  ~Albert Einstein~ We have the opportunity for expansive growth in this moment. By choosing not to be offended by anyone or anything, by releasing hurt and resentment, by rising above the mechanisms of the mind, we create space in which a transformation can occur.

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Turning Inward

“No matter how you may be feeling, simply sit down, experience the texture of what is happening in your body and mind – and then just let it be.”      ~Ezra Bayda~    Once you develop conscious awareness of the ego, it is easier to observe its antics. Like watching ripples on a pond

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Finding Gratitude in Grief

\”In some ways, [gratitude] makes [grief] more profound, because it allows you to look at it. It allows you to examine your grief in a way that it is not, like, holding up red hot ember in your hands, but rather seeing that pain as something that can warm you and light your knowledge of

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Let Go

“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh~ There is nothing wrong with having preferences; however, when we allow those preferences crystallize into absolute requirements, we suffer. One

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Consciousness

“You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness.” ~Terence McKenna~ Both collective and personal, all chaos or conflict

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A Journey of Discovery

“When you regain a sense of your life as a journey of discovery, you return to rhythm with yourself. When you take the time to travel with reverence, a richer life unfolds before you. Moments of beauty begin to braid your days.” ~John O’Donohue~ Walk forward and allow yourself to be drawn by a sense

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