#transformation

Wisdom and Consciousness

  All of us, no matter where we reside on the journey of awakening, is doing the very best that we can do in this moment. As we grow and expand in consciousness, we see the results of inner transformation demonstrated in our life situation. Rather than allowing frustration or the mechanisms of the ego […]

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The Path to Love

  “The path to love requires open-hearted attention to the very things that seem to block our way to it.” ~Ezra Bayda~      Sometimes it takes years (or lifetimes!) before we fully understand a particular aspect of our spiritual growth. We go through repetitive circumstances and often explore various aspects of the same lesson

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Choose Presence

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.” ~Eckhart Tolle~ In an ever-changing world, one thing remains the same: The gift of Presence. No matter what unfolds, it can be utilized as an aspect of awakening. When you find yourself struggling or feeling reactive,

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Collective Experience

  Shared humanity creates humility and compassion. Over the course of many lifetimes, we experience everything that a human being can possibly experience. Through the contrasts of love and loss, imbalance and healing, success and failure, abundance and want, we explore myriad nuances that ultimately teach how to honor each journey as sacred.   When

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Accept, Then Act

  How much energy goes into fighting what is, worrying about the future, or wishing the past had unfolded differently? Empowerment calls upon us to first move into acceptance of what is, then take conscious action when required. Acceptance has nothing to do with liking something; however, it is the necessary beginning of all transformation.

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Prisons of the Mind

  There’s nothing quite so powerful as a shift in consciousness. What once seemed solid and immovable suddenly becomes diaphanous and mutable. Decades ago, when I sought to bring healing and balance into my life, it was empowering to discover that my perceived limitations were all self-imposed. This insight opened a whole new world of

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Repeating Patterns

  “No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change. You just come out the other side. Or you don’t.” ~Stephen King~   Repeating patterns show where we

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Messengers of Enlightenment

  It’s important to make balance a priority in your life. The quest for enlightenment begins where you are. Many believe that there is a divide between the physical experience of raising a family, earning money or achieving a specific goal and our spirituality; however, physical life (and all it contains) is the place where

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Change

“Like all explorers, we are drawn to discover what’s out there without knowing yet if we have the courage to face it.” ~Pema Chödrön~ . Greet each day with an open heart. When we view life as an ever-evolving, active participant in our awakening, we create a playful movement of energy. Instead of resisting change,

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Accept, Then Act

“Accept — then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.” ~Eckhart Tolle~ All of life is participating in your awakening. Every nuance of the days

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