Having a "sacred chat with your soul" is essential on a daily basis. Through this meditative dialogue, you learn to listen to soul speak rather than ego chatter. It helps you to know who’s talking, guiding, or leading you? Is it your head/ego or heart/soul? Soul doesn’t ever chatter. It gently whispers words of wisdom. Discernment is key to knowing where you are in any moment. To discern where the information is coming from, you need to slow down, pause often, and interrupt your overthinking ego. Part of this balancing act is discerning the difference between the chatter of your brain and the whispers of soul. Are you sensing, feeling or … [Read more...]
Letting It Be: A Spiritual Path to Personal Freedom and Peace
“When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, Let It Be.” Paul McCartney The practice of letting it be is a spiritual path to personal freedom and inner peace. The simple phrase, “let it be,” highlighted by Paul McCartney’s inspirational song is key to living a life with less suffering and with more ease and joy. Moreover, it also builds higher awareness and helps us release the tight grip we have on our lives. Simply saying, the mantra, let it be, bypasses the mind and brings you into your heart center, a non-attachment zone. In this space of grace, you surrender to what is and … [Read more...]
4 Simple Ways to Lean Into Life (Instead of Trying to Control It)
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” ~ Alice Walker One of the ways you know you’re feeling out of control of your life is when you notice yourself trying to micromanage everyone and everything. When you feel yourself needing to control, it’s time to pause, lean in to these feelings, and ask yourself what’s really going on within you. The need to control stems from insecurity and you use it as a substitute for internal security. Unfortunately, this fear-based pattern only generates an illusion of stability. It displaces an absolute trust in yourself and your connection to source onto external … [Read more...]
Our Heart of Light: A Heart-Opening Exercise
“When the heart opens completely, you will stumble upon the most powerful force in the universe—your loving presence.” Matt Kahn The strongest electromagnetic field in the human body emanates from your heart center. We channel light energy through our heart center out into the universe as well as take in everything from our universe through our heart center. The eyes of our heart are the window of our soul. When we open our heart, we access this window of information about our soul’s journey. Information flows vibrationally through the heart’s pathways guiding us and inspiring our personal transformation. For example, when we are … [Read more...]
Healing Insecurity and the Unhealthy Patterns that Stem from It
Feelings of insecurity undermine your health, career, and relationships. Such feelings create anxiety, diminish your confidence, and erode your self-esteem. You may believe if you do more, achieve more, or care more, you will finally “be enough.” Yet, when you feel insecure, you deny our power and sabotage your success. You live in a perpetual state of self-doubt, afraid to freely express your true self. As a result, you try to overcompensate for your insecurities through unhealthy patterns such as people-pleasing, approval-seeking, needing to control, and care-taking. Feelings of insecurity develop early in our lives. The relationship we … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Hold the Space of Hope for Yourself and The World
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, and penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” ~ Maya Angelou As we live through these trying times, we can view it from a perspective of hope. From a health care worker’s courage to serve the sick, to people caring for their elderly neighbors, or to Italian towns singing together from their windows, we can inspire hope, hope for ourselves, for each other, and our world. For hope makes it possible to not only endure hardship, but to make the best of any challenging situation. We are in a unique window of accelerated spiritual shift, where we are … [Read more...]
The Power of Making Enlightened Choices Inspired by Love
Making discerning choices inspired by love leads to actions based on a broader spiritual perspective, and prepares the way for loving relationships with ourselves, others, and the world. As the transformative energy of love in today’s world continues to shift human consciousness, we are being guided away from choices that prevent us from loving ourselves and others. Choices inspired by lower vibrational frequencies originating from fear, negativity, and stress result in suffering, imbalance, and disease. Even though many people think they are making choices based on a positive outlook―such as choosing “good” over “evil,” or “right” over … [Read more...]
The Power of Making Enlightened Choices
Break free of your fear by making enlightened choices that align with your heart and not your head. Such enlightened choices, however challenging, will get you moving toward creating your dreams. Several months ago when I was visiting a friend in NC, I took a stroll on the beach with the intent of beachcombing. My friend desired a sand dollar to place in a healing fishing net she was creating. I, on the other hand, wanted a sand dollar to support my intention of abundance. While beachcombing with these requests to the universe, I sorted through a myriad of shells. Each time, I picked up a shell, I examined it, and decided if it resonated … [Read more...]
Becoming Our Own Loving Coach
By becoming our own loving coach, we can respond to life circumstances proactively rather than reactively. Through opening our heart and projecting the beauty of our inner being, we begin to see ourselves in a positive light and that we are doing the best we can. This allows us to release anything that keeps us stuck in a holding pattern with life. We can forgive ourselves for our past choices and then visualize ourselves moving forward and making more impeccable choices in the future. This takes trusting the voice of spirit through our hearts and eliminating self-abusive thoughts, beliefs, and words and replacing them with positive … [Read more...]