Embracing our deepest vulnerabilities is the path to healing ourselves and opens us to our authenticity. Many of us hide behind a wall of resistance, afraid that if we let our guard down, let someone in, or let ourselves be truly seen, we won't be good enough. Yet, when we lean into our deepest insecurities and often excruciating vulnerability we are more open to transformation than at any other time. It's in these dark moments of the soul that we peel away the hard shell of our humanity revealing the light of our being. We can start our inward journey by taking time alone and making ourselves available to emotional pain. Confronting our … [Read more...]
Disengaging From Energetic Bullies
Everyday we come into contact with people whose energies are toxic, negative and drain our positivity. These "energy bullies" as I refer to them, often are family members, close friends, intimate partners and colleagues. These adult negative energy bullies have difficulty being accountable for own lives. Rather than taking responsibility for their own thoughts feelings and actions, they often become defensive, blame others, and/or play mind games that tries to protect their own ego. People stuck in these toxic patterns can be depleting to our positive energies and highly destructive to our self-esteem. When we simply interact or are in … [Read more...]
Tuning In To the Guidance of Spirit
Tuning into the inner guidance of our spirit helps us develop a more conscious relationship with our true being-the full expression of our soul's journey through our human experience. When we open our hearts and access our inner voice, we invite spirit to guide us, at which point its whisper provides a flow of spiritual information we can use to make better, more discerning choices in our lives. This interaction between spirit and soul originates in age-old distinctions between the two phenomena. In the fifth century BC, Socrates and Plato supported the premise that there is an individual human spirit and a collective soul, and when the … [Read more...]
A Time of Hope
"Hope Is a waking dream." - Aristotle As we witness the amazing events of the Olympic Games, we see that it is a time of hope. From an amputee's dream of running in the Olympics, to the courage of a sixteen-year old gymnast, each athlete inspires us with hope-hope for our world, for our country and for our own dreams. Hope makes it possible to not only endure any hardship, but to make the best of any challenging situation. Tapping into this resiliency of the human spirit allows us to transcend and transform even the most devastating circumstances in our lives. Hope gives us the spiritual resilience we need to heal the wounds of our heart … [Read more...]