“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. . . .There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” - Rachel Carson Human life parallels the seasons and cycles of nature. Having an awareness of the cycles of life affords you a spiritual clarity that promotes healing and a sense of wholeness. In the natural world, cycles perpetuate life, such as the changing seasons, the rings of trees, the spirals of shells, and the rising and setting of the sun. They exist because of nature’s … [Read more...]
Sacred Emerging: Navigating the New “Normal” as We Reenter the World
As you begin to emerge from your pandemic cocoon, you may feel overwhelmed, even anxious about re-entering a post-quarantine world. You may be concerned about things returning to “normal” when you’ve transformed your life into a new, more conscious and enlightened normal. Most of all, you may want to stay in your safe and secure bubble. If you’re feeling this way, you’re not alone. You’ve just come through an especially intense, challenging, and for some of you, traumatic time. Just the thought of shifting back to the way it was can be anxiety-provoking. I’ve been calling this, “Reentry Anxiety.” This time of spiritual … [Read more...]
Celebrating Soul-Hearted Partnership
“Love one another, but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.” —Kahlil Gibran Celebrating soul-hearted partnership takes place on three levels at once. Just as in a set of Russian wedding rings each individual ring fits smoothly with the others to create the whole, the three energies of soul-hearted partnership intertwine seamlessly to nurture the whole. The dynamic of soul-hearted partnership is more than two people each giving 50 percent. It consists of two energy sources that together make the relationship more than the sum of its partners. Both partners give 100 percent by first … [Read more...]
Trusting Your Connection to Source
One of the cornerstones of living a soul-hearted life is trusting your connection to source. As you’ve probably discovered in your own life, it’s easy to trust in the divine when things are going as you’ve planned or envisioned. But, what about the times when you are challenged, or your best laid plans go completely off track? It’s harder in these moments to trust and allow things to unfold without trying to control them. This is when you have to shift from the fear you are powerless over your life to the affirmation that you are the co-creator of your reality. Source means the origin of pure energy that flows through you—also known as … [Read more...]
Noticing the Divine Signs All Around You
One of the best ways to build our trust muscles is notice the divine signs all around us. Even if we don’t always recognize them in the moment, these divine signs are there guiding us all the time. You may never know why you make a wrong turn, get behind a slow driver, or pick up the phone and say to a friend something that comes from out of the blue. Yet, you have to trust that everything is unfolding optimally and for you highest soul self. When you let go of your frustration at what seems like roadblocks, you discover that the slower pace has allowed you to spend more time enjoying precious moments, or notice a particular detail that … [Read more...]
Transmuting Emotional Pain as a Spiritual Process
A challenge, crisis or a loss, can be an energetic gateway to soul level transformation. It may trigger an unresolved emotional pain that we haven’t fully healed. This kind of pain may seem to come out of the blue; yet, know that it has been buried in your subconscious and held in your body for years. Even when you think you have worked through a loss or traumatic experience; the subtle layers of pain may surface for healing when you least expect it. Without full release, however, this psychic pain can create chronic distress that can manifest as depression, anxiety, or physical illness. Only when such pain is released and then, … [Read more...]
What My Piano Taught Me About Letting Go
Leaning in and letting go are our greatest spiritual teachers. When we release anyone or anything, we create space for change, growth and ultimately, transformation. Whether we experience it as a tsunami or a gentle wave, each of us is up for life-altering change at these times. Leaning in and letting go creates the sacred space for self-healing and spiritual transformation. The release of emotional pain is the key to our uncovery to love. We cannot fully open to self-love when we are clutching our hurts so tightly. This week I said good-bye to my beloved piano. I felt incredibly blessed for the joy it has given me. The piano was gifted … [Read more...]
3 Steps to Transcend Being Triggered by Others
“When you are immune to the opinions & actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.” ~ Miguel Ruiz When we learn to transcend being triggered, we support our soul’s evolution. We’ve all been triggered by others at one time or another. Whether we are triggered physically or emotionally, it’s part of being human. Yet, these are evolutionary opportunities for awakening and spiritual growth. When we can remain calm in the midst of any storm, we will have mastered the strength of transcendence. You have physical and emotional triggers that alert you to what’s going on within you. Your body always knows and actually … [Read more...]
3 Sacred Strategies to Shift from Self-Sabotage to Self-Empowered
Every moment in your life is an opportunity to become free of your self-sabotaging behaviors and open your heart in self-love. Be more discerning in your choices and release the self-sabotaging patterns of behavior. Choose intentionally what soulfully aligns with you, and what does not. Each choice you make from your heart brings your mind, body, and spirit into coherence with the flow of love. This is the essence of soul-hearted living, which is living in alignment with your heart and soul. Here are a 3 Sacred Strategies to Shift from Self-sabotage to Self-empowered: 1. List the top five things you are doing to sabotage yourself. … [Read more...]
3 Superpowered Steps to Living Intentionally
You hold the power to co-create the divine life you want by living intentionally. Your intentions are your memo to the universe and divinely direct your energy. Liking a tuning fork being struck, intention creates a vibrational space which is the present moment. When you bring awareness and energy to this space, you become open to co-create what you want in your life from all of the infinite possibilities of the universe. You are connected to a field of divine energy that emanates from you. Intention gives your energy direction. By becoming aware and intentional, you open yourself to the exquisite space of co-creation. Like dropping a … [Read more...]