Love me into submission, and I will love you into conquering the world.-Your Dream We’ve all had that one person. That one person that we thought was the person of our dreams, but we let them slip away. Why did we let them slip away? Because we were too afraid … Continue reading
Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit.’~Taisen Deshimaru I have a confession to make. I lived the early part of my life closed off. After many experiences starting in childhood … Continue reading
Self-esteem is something we all struggle with. We all have false beliefs about ourselves, and that’s just what they are-FALSE. So, why is it so hard to feel self-esteem? Why are so many people trying to work on it? The problem is that the entire concept of self-esteem is wrong. … Continue reading
“Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life.” ~Seneca How are you feeling about your life today? Are you excited about it? Do you wake up each day in anticipation? Are you thrilled to see what’s coming next? Stop for a moment and think … Continue reading
How do you feel when you enter your home? Does it feel like a haven, a place to retreat to? Making your home into a sacred space can be the difference between feeling calm or feeling even more stressed out and frazzled. Studies show that creating a sacred living space even lowers … Continue reading
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. — Og Mandino Our world gives constant messages that it is better to give than receive, and while giving is a wonderful thing, many givers have a hard time being on … Continue reading
This universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you are already that.” ― Rumi It is so easy to rush through our days without really seeing the beauty they contain. We find ourselves waiting for Friday, wishing the day were over, completely stressed, tired, and … Continue reading
“I’ll tell you a secret. Something they don’t teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be … Continue reading
I had an interesting thing happen on Twitter today. Someone responded to my question, “Do you want to live an authentic life?” with “It takes money to live an authentic life.” Well, yes, it also takes money to live an inauthentic life. Saying we need money to live an authentic … Continue reading
We like to put people on a pedestal, give them one character trait, and if they step outside of that shrinelike area that we blocked out for them, then we will punish them.-Madonna Ciccone I happen to be writing this from Nepal. There are a lot of gods and goddesses … Continue reading
“There are millions of Americans who are clever and fearless, but the trouble is they are only four years old.”~ Author Unknown Fear is an emotion that we all have, but we have been taught to fear it so much that we even wind up fearing fear itself. So we … Continue reading
“You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don’t know it, all of that doesn’t even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize … Continue reading
What’s stopping you from living the life you truly want to live? Are you blaming it on your problems? Are you blaming it on your income, your family, or things that have happened to you in the past? Are you blaming the problems in your relationship on the other person? I … Continue reading
Spend less time chasing people and more time chasing your dreams. -Unknown We’ve all done it. We let our egos convince us that we were meant to be with someone even though all of the signs pointed otherwise. The sooner we come to realize that love is an opportunity and … Continue reading
People often ask us what our favorite spiritual books are. These are just some of the books that have inspired us, and we hope they will inspire you, too. Let us know what you consider to be the best spiritual books by commenting at the bottom of the post! The Best … Continue reading
