Only when the true self becomes known, viscerally, does a deep feeling of connectedness and dignity come in to all that you do in the world. Once this deeper feeling is online, there comes with it a respect for your uniqueness, your pace, and your purpose. No longer do you succumb so easily to outer pressures and live through someone else’s ideals.
Handling Anger Well in the “Year of Mars”
What is your relationship to anger? Does it burn you out? Does it flare up when you feel pushed on? Does it dissipate as quickly as it arises, or does it smolder and linger as a burning resentment? Anger is one of the most misunderstood emotions. It falls for many into the category of “things […]
From Isolation to Unity – How Staying In Your Own Perspective Keeps You Stuck
Isolation is dangerous. The recent shootings in Las Vegas are a testament to that. When one person shuts off from others, and spirals into his own tortured mind, developing ideas of revenge and hostility, the result can be devastating. The white supremacist groups in the US are a testament to that. When individuals or groups […]
Working Through Resistance Into Creative Expression
On the path of healing, most of us will run up against resistance…and for some, it’ll come up with a capital R. Resistance takes on many forms in our thoughts, emotions, and physicality. It might just be a heavy feeling of inertia or irritation when we intend to move forward, say, in our meditation practice. […]
Breaking Free From Chronic Dissatisfaction
Do you feel chronically dissatisfied with your life? Do you feel hurried and anxious? Depressed? Do you breath shallowly? Do you wish you were ahead of where you find yourself on a financial, spiritual, or physical level? If any of these statements resonate with you, you are probably suffering from a lack of […]
Depression: The Doorway to Purpose
Do you look at people who have a super-strong sense of direction in life and envy their clarity? Do you feel eaten alive by a nagging feeling that something is missing in your life, that you want to do more and be more but you’re not sure what that looks like or how to make […]