“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts.” Marianne Williamson In Part 1 of this series, we learned how our original state is one of freedom, innocence, and openness. We saw how habits form as a ...Read More
Freedom From the Prison of Your Habits #1: How Habits Develop
“Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open? Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence.” Rumi Habits so easily operate outside of our conscious awareness. Have you ever eaten a box of cookies before you realized it? Or smoked three-fourths of a cigarette before you became aware you ...Read More
The Wisdom of Restraining Yourself
I used to be very rebellious, and it got me into some trouble. In the name of freedom, I felt like I could do whatever I wanted without restriction, and I certainly didn't want my autonomy compromised by someone else's rules. (Just ask my parents.) Truth be told, my willful behavior did not make me happy. It was ...Read More
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