I was looking at the original message for 11/7 (reprinted below) with a view towards enhancing it, as I do every week. The writing on contentment seemed fairly complete, but it seemed like it could use a guided meditation. I happen to have recorded one last year right around this time, so I offer you…
Category: Monday Message
[Monday Message] Doing Things in Spite of Fear
I talk all the time about fear being an illusion. That doesn’t mean we don’t have the experience of it on a regular basis. Fear is a fact of being human. Not letting it affect us, not letting it deter us from action, that is the spiritual act. It has been said that fear is…
[Monday Message] Creating or Smashing Limitations
Limitations are a funny thing. You are the co-creator of your reality, of your life, of your Universe – did you know that? As such, you are capable of limiting yourself in innumerable ways. Examples: On a purely practical level, when you believe you have limitations, you limit yourself, because you are operating on that…
[Monday Message] Uncovering Who You Are
Uncovering who you are is much like a sculptor creating their art. I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. I created a vision of David in my mind and simply carved away everything that was not David. -Michelangelo Your essence, your very core being, simply is. There is…
[Monday Message] Feel the Love
What is love? Love is not an emotion, although we have an emotional response to it. Love is a force, an energy. In its purest form, it is the energy that makes up the All. Until it comes through the ego, through the wounded self, it is unconditional. And what creates the wounded self? Receiving…
[Monday Message] Relax Into the Flow
When you relax into the flow of what is, of how things really work, when you allow the physical to support the mind, and the mind to support the Spirit, all will be well. The things of the heart are more weighty and more powerful than the things of the mind. They carry more energy,…
[Monday Message] Realistic Self Worth
Many wisdom keepers and wisdom sharers advise not basing your sense of self worth on the opinions of others, good or bad. That’s just another manner in which we give our power away. Measuring your self worth by the emotions of others is a sure-fire way to drain your energy, stunt your growth, and make…
Apologies
Life got lifey and I was unable to get an expanded blog post written today.
[Monday Message] Life is an Adventure
Do you allow adventure in? If not, why not? What stops you? What fears come up that keep you from living your dreams? Are the worst case scenarios of those fears really as bad as knowing that you will be disappointed at the end of your life that, when opportunity knocked, you didn’t even open…
[Monday Message] The Paradox of the Negative Ego
Here’s a paradox for you: It seems to be immensely difficult for most of us to not take things, or even life itself, personally. It’s challenging to wrap our minds around the idea that it’s not about us. If each person is the center of their Universe, and they are, the everything a person does…
[Monday Message] Loving the Unlovable
When someone acts out, when they yell or conduct themselves with arrogance or are purposefully hurtful, it is usually because they are hurting in some way, whether they will admit it or not. Often that hurt has a fear underneath it. Our negative ego, spurred on by living under late-stage capitalism, tells us we are…
[Monday Message] Building Your Support Network
With a nod to John Donne, no human is an island, we do not exist alone, life is a team sport. We all must needs support each other. The OED defines support as “1. Carry part of the weight of, hold up, keep from falling or sinking. 2. Enable to last out, keep from falling,…