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For years, I searched for happiness. When negative thoughts would arise, I’d immediately think the opposite. I tried affirmations, I am beautiful, I am deserving, only they didn’t work and I’d throw my hands up in frustration. I couldn’t sit still for too long because my mind would race, but that didn’t seem to be […]
Continue readingAs fireworks sizzled through the sky this Fourth of July and sounds of celebration rang — or were those just drunk people? — the revelry, for me, highlighted areas of life where I felt stuck, or unfree. We often think of freedom as something outside ourselves, but most of us are trapped by our minds. We become […]
Continue readingDepression is one of the most common mood disorders, and even those who don’t struggle with unshakeable sadness still feel low occasionally. That’s because it’s human nature to vacillate between happiness and sadness, light and dark. Life contains the richness of all experiences and our emotions recognize the fullness of that. While some people […]
Continue readingAs a recovering people pleasing perfectionist who is well-acquainted with the self-lacerations of guilt, I know well its sting and how it can leave us second guessing ourselves for hours or maybe even days. Why is it that we so often feel guilty when standing up for ourselves? What is guilt? Guilt is the feeling that we’ve […]
Continue readingWhat do yoga, the Law of Attraction and A Course in Miracles have in common? A few things, but on critical points, they directly contradict one another. This could potentially confuse the modern spiritual seeker, delaying peace. This century is a veritable buffet of spirituality, and with so many dishes to choose from, it’s easy to overindulge […]
Continue readingDisclaimer: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links and I may receive compensation if you make a purchase through them. I only recommend products I know and love! Thank you for your support. The body stores emotions, carrying the emotional memories of all our joys and all our sadness. If this sounds like […]
Continue readingGratitude changed my life. Seriously. Last spring, my life was, on the outside, pretty similar to now, only I was really unhappy. I was living in the Phoenix area, building a business, doing yoga, taking little beach trips here and there. A variety of issues was upsetting me, causing me to resist life, and ultimately, I realized one […]
Continue readingSome heavy energy has been circulating throughout the universe, and perhaps you, like many others, have experienced an emotional breakdown. This may have inspired you to question your path and life purpose or encounter trouble seeing a clear way forward. The universe is literally a sea of energy, and that energy ebbs and flows in waves on which we collectively ride. […]
Continue readingThe question of finding your life purpose is a that torments and fills with hope all at once. What is mine? How can I find it? The questions — and their inference that we should be somewhere else, doing something different — may run wild through our minds night and day, and inevitably while at work while engaged in […]
Continue readingThe often-repeated saying is that time heals all. This simply isn’t true. Time alone does not heal. If you want to know how to heal, you must open yourself up to feeling it all. Healing requires feeling — a willingness to sit and go deep into the pain, and sit with it until it dissipates. […]
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