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Life After Pain… Rising Into a New You
“Within ourselves, there are voices that provide us with all the answers that we need to heal our deepest wounds, to transcend our limitations, to overcome our obstacles or challenges, and to see where our soul is longing to go.” — Debbie Ford Today is Easter and not...
How Deep is Your Dark?
“Playing to win comes out of inspiration, but playing not to lose comes out of desperation” — Harkamal Preet Pal Singh Ubhi In the past when I would hear the word “desperation” spoken as in “he is desperate”, it made me want to run for the hills. I conjured up an...
Are You Walking Your Talk?
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ― C.G. Jung Do you walk your talk? Is your behavior consistent with what you are “teaching?” I love the expression “you teach what you most need to learn,” but let’s take a closer look at the implications...
Instincts… Are you listening?
“You can love her with everything you have, but she still won’t belong to you. She will run wild with you, beside you with every step, but let me tell you something about women who run with wolves, their fierce hearts don’t settle between walls and their instinct is...
Change Your Vision, Follow Your Heart
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." Mark Twain What does it feel like to know in your heart and soul that you have a great purpose to fulfill? What does that feel like to you, and are you tuned in enough to...
How Bright is Your Light?
“If you are not taking responsibility for your state of consciousness, you are not taking responsibility for life.” ~ Eckhart Tolle I have always been the kind of person who wants to see the best in everyone. If you tune in to people with your heart when you meet...
The Dark Night of the Soul
“The dark night of the soul comes just before revelation. When everything is lost, and all seems darkness, then comes the new life and all that is needed.“ - Joseph Campbell You sense the calling to recreate yourself anew, to become a grander version of yourself. You...
What happens when our stories no longer serve us?
“Awakening means you’ve come home to yourself, that consciousness shifted back to its original nature.” - Maria Erving As children, we are heavily conditioned by our environment. We need tremendous love and acceptance from our parents in order to be able to develop a...
What is Courage?
“It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self-discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.” ― Marianne Williamson Have you ever wondered what true courage means? I have… a lot… especially as I...
We don’t need no thought control….parents leave your kids alone
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." Ralph Waldo Emerson I was walking on the beach the other day, which I often get to do living in Southern California. It was such a lovely day with the sun...
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?
"People fear leaving their safe harbor of the known and venturing off into the unknown. Human beings crave certainty — even when it limits them." — Robin Sharma Inspired by my own personal journey to end my marriage of 30 yrs…. In my soon to be released book “Hugging...
Breaking Out of the Box — Your mission should you choose to accept it
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment” -Ralph Waldo Emerson In the past, when I have been faced with a challenging situation, i.e. giving a group presentation for work, I would often be fearful...
Is There Such A Thing As a Mistake
"There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial and error” -Robin Sharma Have you ever thought about what constitutes a mistake? Is there such a thing as a mistake? We have often heard the expression “we are human and we make mistakes”, but is this...
When It Is Time to Fly, There Is No Choice
"There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own Soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious." — C.G. Jung What happens...
Life is a Journey… Beautiful or Painful It’s Up To You
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves” William Shakespeare I am sure you have heard the expression “life is a journey”. It sounds so wonderful, like a fun and exciting adventure waiting for you at every moment. When you have an expansive view,...
Who Are You When You Are Not Being Yourself?
"To thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man”. - William Shakespeare How are you not being truly yourself? I have a friend. He was a Monk for 30 years. He taught me tools to “be” fully present in the...
Trust and Faith…Do You Have Any?
“Faith…When you come to the edge of all the light you have, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.”
– Patrick Overton
Have you noticed that the words trust and faith are often spoken especially when…
Excavating Our Authentic Self
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." – Friedrich Nietzsche Have you ever...