One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life; the word is love.” —Sophocles The more we lean into our vulnerabilities, the more open we become to love. The areas of our lives in which we feel most vulnerable are health, relationships, and finances. Whether or not we had a healthy and loving childhood, we all experience some form of emotional pain as a reflection of the human condition. Our subsequent pain, when left unresolved, keeps us living in habitual, protective ways and inhibits us from co-creating a fulfilling and happy life. Leaning into our vulnerabilities requires spending time alone so we can confront the source of … [Read more...]
Embracing Your Imperfections to See Your Divine Perfection
To discover your divine perfection, you have to courageously embrace all of your imperfections. To see who you truly are, you have to excavate all that inhibits your full self-expression. To step into your light, you must allow yourself to make mistakes, experience disappointments, acknowledge our failures, and create messes. As Anne Lamott writes in Bird by Bird, “Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist’s true friend. What people somehow forgot to mention when we were children was that we need to make messes in order to find out who we are and why we are here.” Your greatest mistakes, biggest messes, … [Read more...]
Tapping into Trust and Allowing Life to Unfold
I believe you’ll agree that it’s easy to trust when things are going as we planned or envisioned. But, what about the times when things are challenging or plans ‘seem’ to be going completely off track? Trusting and allowing things to unfold as they are meant to without trying to control it becomes harder then, doesn’t it? We’ve all been there and I’ve just come through it over the last few weeks. For over two decades, I’ve been teaching and living the principles of the soul-hearted living path and one of the cornerstones of that path is TRUST. As you’ve probably discovered in your own life, … [Read more...]
11 Affirmations to Support You Through the Spiritual Alchemy Process
Spiritual alchemy is burning away the “dross” of an ordinary material and transforming it into a refined substance such as gold. When you render this material, you strip away the layers, exposing what’s underneath. This is the process you go through when you transmute the layers of your physical patterns into your refined essence---the gold of your true being. Sometimes an unexpected situation can trigger a past pattern that reveals an unresolved trauma that you haven’t fully healed. Like the fragile layers of Baklava, these delicate layers that have been peeled away may seem to come out of the blue; yet, have been buried in your psyche for … [Read more...]
The Power of Love and the Wisdom of Albert Einstein
“Each individual carries within them, a small but powerful generator of love whose energy is waiting to be released.” ~ Albert Einstein I came across this letter from Albert Einstein to his daughter, Lieserl a few years ago when I began writing my international bestseller, Being Love, and today’s post is dedicated to sharing it with you. It inspired me then and still inspires me today especially in a world that desperately needs love. I wrote my book on love because of everything that Einstein state’s in his letter. It’s his testimony to the power of love and its ability to heal ourselves, each other, and our world. Here are just a few … [Read more...]
Feeling Sensitive to the Energy of Others? Zip Up Your Energetic Suit!
Differentiating between your sensitivity and vulnerability can be a challenge. Just being highly sensitive alone can make you “vulnerable” to the energies of others. Yet, vulnerability isn’t a weakness, it’s a strength. It lets you know that it’s time to shore up your energetic boundaries. I believe that vulnerability makes being highly sensitive your superpower. When you feel overwhelmed by the energies of others, you may be leaking your own energies. It’s time to zip up your energetic suit before you go into a challenging situation. You are prone to absorb the energies of others by not putting on your protective suit and zipping up your … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Transcend Fear and Negativity
To facilitate a shift in our current consciousness, we must transcend fear and negativity, and ascend to the soul of love. We can do this by learning how to connect to a higher power or divine source (whatever that means to us) through our hearts. Most of us feel adrift and detached, having lost our spiritual compass and any kind of higher guidance. We tend to wander aimlessly through life, waiting for someone to define our purpose or something to fill the spiritual void we experience. Thus, we try to shift the burden of responsibility for our spiritual awakening onto others and do not acknowledge the innate power we have to create it for … [Read more...]
12 Ways to Leave a Legacy of Love
“Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. And between the two, my life flows.” —Nisargadatta Maharaj Leaving a legacy of love begins with positive energy and a healthy optimism for our future and the future of our world. When we channel love and create what we want in alignment with what is best for ourselves, others, and our world, this flow becomes a spiritual path that leads to living joyfully, abundantly, and well. Leaving a legacy of love is the path of seeing life as a challenge, an adventure―and, most of all, a gift. People who leave a legacy of love no matter where they go are love ambassadors. They aren’t … [Read more...]
Breaking Free of Our Comfort Zones
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” —Maya Angelou In 1992, a Chinese freighter mistakenly dropped a crate of 30,000 rubber duckies into the Pacific Ocean. Three months later, many of these “friendly floatees” were discovered on the coasts of Indonesia, Australia, and South America. Some daring ducks headed toward Alaska by crossing the Bering Strait and even sailed through the Arctic Ocean, finally landing on the coast of England. Due to the accidental release of the rubber duckies, scientists were able to better understand ocean currents and wave patterns. … [Read more...]
5 Anxiety-Soothing Practices I Used When a Childhood Trauma Resurfaced
Sometimes an unexpected situation can trigger a past trauma or unresolved emotional wound that hasn’t fully healed. Such an experience can activate a trauma that seems to come from out of blue; yet, has been buried in our psyche for years. Even when we think we have worked through such trauma, more subtle layers can surface for healing when we least expect it. This is what happened to me while scuba diving in Cozumel, Mexico last week. My husband, Doug and I were so excited to dive on one of the most beautiful coral reefs in the world. Yet, it had been almost four years since I had been scuba diving in Roatan, Hondurus. Knowing how … [Read more...]
