The ego plays a significant role in your spiritual development. It is not the enemy (those it may feel like it at times), nor is it near as important as it wants you to believe. By seeing and honoring the ego as a teacher, we can transform human conditioning into peaceful Presence. To […]
“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh~ Love can inspire expansion into new dimensions. When one is truly open, living and loving without attachment, there is freedom. Enter into your interactions and observe the many ways you can be a source of love in
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.
Your unique life path or purpose can be revealed through a sacred journey. When I left home as a teenager, I had a lot of fears to work through. At that point I was not yet spiritually awakened, but I instinctively went on vision quests. Every weekend during the summer months I felt compelled
Attention always determines where your energy flows. It’s empowering to understand how choice impacts our daily journey. When you make consciousness a priority, begin within. Notice your thoughts. Observe them and how they make you feel. This is the starting point. Rather than dwelling on a perceived problem, past event, or future worries, just
“Each of us chooses the tone for telling his or her own story. I would like to choose the durable clarity of a platinum print, but nothing in my destiny possesses the luminosity. I live among diffuse shadings, veiled mysteries, uncertainties; the tone of telling my life is closer to that of a portrait
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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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“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” ~Marcus Aurelius~ In this infinite universe, there is plenty of room for alternative interpretations to exist simultaneously. Each level of consciousness creates a filter through which information
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”Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation.” ~Aristotle~ Our grandest adventures often begin with an intuitive whisper. Something calls us to embark upon a new phase and often we begin without knowing exactly how everything will pull together. These first steps may be tentative; however, each
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“We’re fascinated by the words–but where we meet is in the silence behind them.” ~Ram Dass~ Prayer is talking to the Divine. Meditation is listening to the Divine. Be still. Explore the depths of your own inner silence you meet the silence of the Universe. Become a conscious listener. Choose to be
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