Are you ready, fed-up, praying for change? There comes a time to shut down what doesn’t work. A time to look deep within…and to move on. Being stuck may feel insurmountable; actually it is a habit, a comfort-zone of settling for false security. 4 Tips To Move On From Stuck-ness Acknowledge: “I’m done with this.” [...]
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Your Refuge – A Heart That Is Ready for Anything
When the Buddha was dying, he gave a final message to his beloved attendant Ananda, and to generations to come: “Be a lamp unto yourself, be a refuge to yourself. Take yourself to no external refuge.” In his last words, the Buddha was urging us to see this truth: although you may search the world [...]
How Many Slaves Are Working for You?
You may be surprised to hear this, but slavery did not end with the abolition movement. Abraham Lincoln and countless other freedom fighters around the world make huge strides for the cause of emancipation, but even today human trafficking and involuntary servitude are massive and often unknown global issues. According to TraffickFree.org, there are actually [...]
Wordplay Wednesday: Rock & Kite
I’m heavy now And rough and gray You can’t push me around Been washed ashore And here I sit Now steady on the ground Well I can be a rock And at times I don’t even mind I’ve let you be the kite You fly free While I hold the line But what if I [...]
Responsibility Will Set You Free
“How was it for you after you came to understand that even consciousness was not real? What happened at that particular moment? Did something very unusual happen?” “What a good question!” I thought as I read it. It was asked of me, presenting me with a golden opportunity to share my deep wisdom, to [...]
When Your Friends Have Cancer and You’re Healthy
Every day without fail, I find something to be grateful for. Consciously grateful. Some days it is a search. Some days it feels like making something out of nothing as I try to piece together a grateful state of being. Ironically, other days I have so much gratitude I can barely contain myself, bursting with [...]
5 Ways to Free Yourself
Like many of you, I recently headed to the movie theater to see Quentin Tarantino’s latest brainchild, Django Unchained. If you haven’t seen it, the film involves a slave, played by Jamie Foxx, who is freed to serve a … lofty purpose. In my opinion, the movie was exhilarating (although I will admit my only [...]
Changing the World From the Inside Out
Why do people mistreat each other? After the shooting at Sandy Hook, the response of the NRA was that every schoolteacher should be armed. But isn’t this trying to solve the problem from the outside, rather than from the inside? As the new Miss America, Mallory Hagen, said with her winning answer, we can’t fight [...]
How My Meeting with the Richest Man in the World Changed My Life
We all have one. No matter who you are. A unique gift, that you were born to give. Are you giving your gifts fully? On my first trip to India, over a decade ago, I met the richest man in the world in the poorest state of the country, called Bihar. It was an insane [...]
How to Face Your Fear of Power
Listen to your inner wisdom and allow your intuition to lead the way. And when you are ready to leap, simply bear witness as your spirit roars.
