Sometimes life is about how we face disruption. Challenges allow us the opportunity to discover the best in us. In order to rise above, we must tap into our strengths, passion, patience, compassion and courage. When we choose to transform challenges into empowerment, we recognize the gifts that are inherent in every situation. Be patient […]
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\”You create a path of your own by looking within yourself and listening to your soul, cultivating your own ways of experiencing the sacred and then practicing it. Practicing until you make it a song that sings you.\” ~Sue Monk Kidd~ Whenever you feel connected to the planet, when you feel the love of the
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“Make your ego porous. Will is of little importance, complaining is nothing, fame is nothing. Openness, patience, receptivity, solitude is everything.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke~ Periodically take the time to sit in the moonlight and simply be still. It\’s powerful to make friends with the night and go into silence to receive the wisdom of the
\”…the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.” ~Carl Jung~ Choose to see challenges as your vehicle to awakening. The purpose behind emotional upset is two-fold: it shakes up your life, revealing the aspects that are insubstantial as well as those which provide a firm foundation
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“And then, when you shine, I\’ll hold a mirror for you so you can see yourself within myself.” ~Petra Poje~ Everyone in your life acts as a mirror which reflects your innermost beliefs and attributes – both wonderful and limiting. What you recognize in another, you carry within. Surround yourself with those who inspire you,
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\”There\’s a world of difference between insisting on someone\’s doing something and establishing an atmosphere in which that person can grow into wanting to do it.\” ~Mr.Rogers~ One role of the awakening spirit is to inspire change. By being a living example of consciousness in motion, we can demonstrate how love appears in the world
“We all have the same root, and are connected… To tap into this connectedness we must go within.” ~Summerlyn Guthrie~ The greatest gift that you can give another is non-reactivity. It has been said that we must be the change we wish to see. Each of us is a microcosm of our collective energy; therefore,
\”You will arrive at the realization that you are just joy itself, and everything you do arises out of this joy, out of this spaciousness, light, and love.\” ~ Mooji~ You are an aspect of the Divine experiencing the illusion of separation. Your loving awareness sparks awakening in those with whom you interact. When you
\”Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.\” ~Rumi~ Enlightenment is ongoing. Layer by layer we release old energy and limiting patterns and step ever closer toward the fullness of who we are. This slow, transformative process is simultaneously both unique and universal.
“Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness.” ~Eckhart Tolle~ Practice listening. Observe without mentally labeling what you see. Choose to experience the sacred energy which flows through all life. It sounds simple,
