“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” ~Rumi~ Enlightenment is taking responsibility for your own state of consciousness in the present moment. Cultivate the courage to see yourself clearly. Blame and judgment send attention and energy outward rather than inward where true healing is possible. The shadows […]
“We’re fascinated by the words–but where we meet is in the silence behind them.” ~Ram Dass~ Compassion and understanding are the side effects of conscious listening. Whenever you choose to bring an open heart to your meeting place, you create an opportunity to learn something new. In this space of awareness, you’ll discover an alternative
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“We are responsible for our own ignorance or, with time and openhearted enlightenment, our own wisdom.\” ~Isabel Wilkerson~ The only thing over which you have any control is how you choose to respond to life. It’s important to drop all judgment and blame (which is projecting thoughts and beliefs outward) and embrace personal responsibility for
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“There is more than enough time, to weave strands of the ordinary into your own holy text. You are more than you know less lost than you feel and whole in your center.” ~Molly Remer~ Your story is still being written. With each step, your experiences and wisdom create a unique tale of struggle and
“You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing, and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life.” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti~ As awareness expands we
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\”What brings understanding is love. When your heart is full, then you will listen to the teacher, to the beggar, to the laughter of children, to the rainbow, and to the sorrow of man.\” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti~ Spiritual practice is about residing fully where you are. When we immerse ourselves deeply within the present moment we
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“We all have our own breathing space where we can capture the art of life, reminisce all the splendid moments, and bring us back to learn.” ~Shaa Zainol~ Presence is the art of life. When you truly pay attention, everything becomes a teacher. There are truths hidden in the silences that await discovery. As you
“I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.” ~Hermann Hesse~ Experience creates understanding. Those who walk through challenges emerge transformed. They have a compassion and depth of knowledge unknown to those who have
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~W.B. Yeats~ In an infinite Universe, no matter how much we know, it’s only the tip of the iceberg. What we see on the physical plane is only 1% of the total picture. Therefore, as we expand our awareness, we
