“Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets.” ~Paul Tournier The more I speak to people on the spiritual path, the more I become aware of the hidden shame that many of us carry. We’re ashamed of our bodies, our thoughts, and the feeling that we’re odd, defective, or abnormal. Shame is a form of secret suffering ...Read More
Die Before You Die
“When it's over, I want to say all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.” ~Mary Oliver “Die before you die”…this is a phrase from the Zen and Sufi spiritual traditions, and I recently got to see the meaning of it up close. For a month, I watched my ...Read More
Discovering the Sacred in Everyday Life
“Sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness.” ~Galway Kinnell Although you may not realize it, your everyday life is already sacred. It’s a matter of the perspective you bring to it. A friend told me that she is starting to become more aware of things in her life she never noticed before. She now ...Read More
How to Make Space for Joy and Celebration
“You have the freedom, ability, and authority to love your life. Just be you, then wait.” ~Gangaji If your attention is in your head, and you’re going over stories, worries, and resentments for the zillionth time, there’s no way you’re going to experience the joy and celebration you just somehow know are ...Read More
Meeting Anger with Love and Understanding
“Whatever you resist you become. If you resist anger, you are always angry. If you resist sadness, you are always sad. If you resist suffering, you are always suffering. If you resist confusion, you are always confused. We think that we resist certain states because they are there, but actually they are there because ...Read More
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