“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~Buddha If you're truly interested in living the freedom that you know is possible, take a look at all the ways you keep yourself separate from it. And for some of us, one of those ways is to live in regret of our past ...Read More
Slowing It Down
“When we slow down, quiet the mind, and allow ourselves to feel hungry for something that we do not understand, we are dipping into the abundant well of spiritual longing." ~Elizabeth Lesser When I feel into how we all live day-to-day, it seems to me that we’re moving way too fast. We’re in our heads with spinning ...Read More
Keeping It Simple
"Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.” ~Mary Oliver At its core and in its natural state, life is simple—now in this moment, and always. There is a just what’s here and happening...with no commentary, judgment, or resistance that complicates matters. It’s like stripping the moment down to ...Read More
How to Discover Great Value in Hard Things
"Your life, all of your life, is your path to awakening. By resisting or not dealing with its challenges, you stay asleep to Reality. Pay attention to what life is trying to reveal to you. Say yes to its fierce, ruthless, and loving grace." ~Adyashanti Freedom. Isn’t that something we all want more of? Who doesn’t ...Read More
You Can Change the World
"Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render to the world.” ~Ramana Maharshi In some ways, it’s a dark time in the history of the world and humanity. It seems easy to look around and find a lack of compassion for human suffering and our planet, war and conflict, and desperate, disenfranchised ...Read More
The Magic Is in the Moment
“The discovery that peace, happiness and love are ever-present within our own Being, and completely available at every moment of experience, under all conditions, is the most important discovery that anyone can make.” ~Rupert Spira Many of us long to awaken to our true nature, and we have ideas about what that will ...Read More
How to Be with a Busy Mind
"One has to watch the fluctuations of the mind without touching anything. By remaining as a neutral witness of thoughts, sensations, and perceptions, one comes to know that which is prior to the mind.” ~Swami Atmananda Udasin What is it like when we're caught in a busy mind? We’re flooded with thoughts that doubt, ...Read More
A Trauma-Informed View of Conditioned Patterns
“Once you realize that the road is the goal and that you are always on the road, not to reach a goal, but to enjoy its beauty and its wisdom, life ceases to be a task and becomes natural and simple, in itself an ecstasy.” ~Nisargadatta Maharaj Do you find yourself getting stuck in the same thought patterns, emotions, ...Read More
Finally! Here’s the Secret to Peace and Happiness

“There is a life-force within your soul, seek that life. There is a gem in the mountain of your body, seek that mine. O traveler, if you are in search of That Don't look outside, look inside yourself and seek That.” ~Rumi Let's start by contemplating some common situations that arise in everyday life. Anne gets ...Read More
The Essential Way to Liberation from the Mind
“Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.” ~Hafiz If you’re like most people, you define your everyday experience by your problems. What is wrong? What isn’t going right? What if all these bad outcomes I’m thinking about actually happen? Why me? Why can’t I ...Read More
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