“Silence is a source of great strength.” ~Lao Tzu When in doubt, let stillness permeate your life. Stop...breathe...rest...wait. Be still. There is no need to rush into things, no need to always know the answer. When we speed through our lives, overlapping one thing with another, we lose sight of ourselves. ...Read More
How Do You Resist? Let Me Count the Ways
“No feeling is final.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke Are you feeling stuck, out of sorts, disconnected? Are you plagued by addiction or gripped by compulsions or fear? If so, it's a guarantee that you are resisting a part of your experience. How do I know? Our natural state is this: clear, whole, loving, peaceful, and ...Read More
Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes
“Suffering and joy teach us, if we allow them, how to make the leap of empathy, which transports us into the soul and heart of another person. In those transparent moments we know other people's joys and sorrows, and we care about their concerns as if they were our own.” ~Fritz Williams “Phoenix rising from the ...Read More
10 Life-Changing Facts About Habits
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” ~Albert Einstein A few weeks ago, I published a post called 10 Life-Changing Facts About Fear. I was walking on the beach yesterday with my lovely friend Evan who suggested I write a 10 Life Changing Facts series. “Brilliant!” I ...Read More
Feeling Unworthy? How to Find Your Way to Freedom
"Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn't you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are." ~Rachel Naomi Remen Note: This post was inspired by a TED talk by researcher Brene Brown called “The Power of Vulnerability.” Please watch ...Read More
You Hold the Key to Thriving Relationships
“In spite of all similarities, every living situation has, like a newborn child, a new face, that has never been before and will never come again. It demands of you a reaction that cannot be prepared beforehand. It demands nothing of what is past. It demands presence, responsibility; it demands you.” ~Martin ...Read More
10 Life-Changing Facts About Fear
Note: This article is a follow-up to the guest post I wrote for The Bold Life (thanks, Tess!) about how to flourish in the face of fear. "The presence of fear is a sure sign you're trusting in your own strength." ~A Course in Miracles If you're a human being, chances are you experience fear. These bodies we live ...Read More
Are You Willing to Let Go and Trust?
"Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation." ~Eileen Caddy My natural inclination is to be a little on edge. I don't trust easily. I want to know what I don't know, and I'm rarely willing to take anyone's ...Read More
The Art and Craft of Befriending Your Experience
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” ~Maya Angelou I was in a yoga class the other day, and I wasn't happy. I simply didn't agree with how the instructor was leading the class. My body seized up, my mind felt dense and pressured, and the dark cloud of needing to be right ...Read More
There Is Great Freedom in Simply Being Aware
“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.” ~Henry Miller Have you noticed how embedded our habits can be? Even with the best of intentions to act or feel differently, before we know it, we are barreling down a familiar track doing the same old, same ...Read More
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