We dream of love, we yearn for love, we make love, but rarely do we realize that we are love. In fact, many of us view love as something to attain, to have and to hold. We even think we have prove ourselves worthy of love. Yet, love isn't something that we strive for, but rather a flow of divine energy that we are. When we know beyond any doubt that we are loveable, love becomes the source from which all of our thoughts, words and choices flow. Sadly, many of us think we don't deserve or aren't worthy of love. This core belief erodes our sense of self and keeps us from experiencing pure love and connection with another. We hold back in fear … [Read more...]
A Time for Love
When every human being embodies and expresses pure love, our world will heal itself. To support this transformation, we can consciously intend, affirm and express love in every moment with an open heart and with no expectations and as stress free as possible. So, every thought, feeling and choice must begin and end with love. We can celebrate each day no matter if the shopping lines are long, the traffic congested, or our interactions with people more challenging. All of these conditions which we deal with everyday can be handled by sustaining love, flexibility, and a sense of humor. As we come to the close of this year, many of us who are … [Read more...]
The Eyes of the Heart: The Window of Our Soul
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 awestruck by a favorite song, a child's touch, the scent of a loved one or the beauty of nature, a cascade of inspired information rushes through us. This spiritual opening creates a shift in our perspective and gives us a glimpse of who we truly are. Through this window of our soul, we receive answers to the questions regarding the purpose of our lives. Our brains … [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...]
Compassion and Love: Pathways to Inner Peace
"Compassion and love are not mere luxuries...they constitute non-violence in action." - Dalai Lama Compassion and love are our greatest pathways to inner peace and our true source of happiness. This past week, I had the blessed opportunity to hear the Dalai Lama speak on non-violence at a Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at Loyola University. Although hearing him speak has been a lifelong dream of mine, it wasn't about checking this experience off my bucket list. On the contrary, it is about being in alignment with the universal principles of compassion, love and inner peace and practicing them in everyday life. What this experience revealed … [Read more...]
Developing Deeper Levels of Intimacy
Most of us desire deeper levels of intimacy with ourselves and our loved ones. Such meaningful relationships and intimate interactions begin with feeling "safe" enough to to freely and openly share our fears and insecurities. Opening up to another person and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable helps us establish the intimate connection we desire. We can let down our guard and the barriers that surround our hearts by establishing absolute trust in ourselves and our connection with source. This creates a foundation for an intimate relationship with another. Trust fosters full self-expression uninhibited by insecurity and opens us to heart to … [Read more...]
Being Heard: Speaking From Your Heart
Many of us remember the old adage "children should be seen and not heard" and yet, we still carry that message into our relationships. Amidst the stress and complications of life, even with our closest friends, co-workers or intimate partners we may feel dismissed, misunderstood or disconnected. This is all the more reason to communicate openly and clearly by speaking our truth from our hearts.Being heard means being acknowledged for who we are and speaking from our hearts allows us to express ourselves more openly and honestly. When we open our heart and speak from this clear and powerful energy center, pure love permeates our words, making … [Read more...]
Discerning Your Heart’s Voice From Your Head
Over the years, many people have asked, "How do I distinguish between my head and my heart?" and "How do I stop the incessant ricochet of thoughts that prompts my constant anxiety. Learning to differentiate the fear-based chatter of our brain from the voice of our heart requires consciously slowing down, creating space so that we can expand our awareness of ourselves and our experience.The perspective we see with our head can only view life from the past. The analytical brain is like a computer that can scan, access, and store data, yet cannot tap into inspirational, creational energy. This information takes the form of negative mindsets, … [Read more...]
Cultivating Intimacy in Our Relationships
Absolute trust is the cornerstone for cultivating intimacy in our relationships. True intimacy is based on mutual absolute trust and requires that both people are willing to be open, vulnerable and uninhibited with each other. Moreover, we find that the more we open ourselves, the more we receive, which creates a cycle of trust, love and intimacy that continually replenishes itself.Cultivating intimacy in our relationships requires eliminating "emotional baggage." Most people enter into a relationship with this baggage feeling more like a trunk than a carry-on bag, and filled with all the emotions they have accumulated and never released … [Read more...]
Taking Precious Care of Ourselves
Taking precious care of ourselves supports a more conscious, loving and cherished relationship with ourselves."Precious" care is nurturing ourselves with the utmost love and attention as we would someone close to us. Having been on an airplane, we have all been reminded to put on our own oxygen mask before we help anyone else with theirs. It's often difficult to dedicate the time and energy for self-care as our lives are filled with endless to-do-lists, obligations and distractions. Putting off self-care may seem selfless, until we get sick, overwhelmed, or exhausted, and suddenly don't have the energy to care for anybody. That's when we … [Read more...]
