June 5, 2025 - Heart Over Matter

Invitations to shift from fear to love, mind to heart, are all around us and many times they are packaged as inconveniences or impositions. We have become so fixated on movement and achievement in our own storylines that often we don't even notice how disconnected we are from our interconnectedness. The driver in front who drives too slow and chooses not to run the light so we can't either is not an adversary. They are a reminder. The wayward person who pleas for help on the roadside is not a failure. They are a martyr. The willful child who challenges also teaches, and there is more to the person in the mirror than the triggering internal narratives that play on repeat.

Whenever the opportunity presents itself, try letting go of life’s details and gazing at the horizon. As the mind becomes quiet, we begin to soften. Eventually you may notice that the heart speaks in its native language without ever uttering a word, and the mind spews fear driven rhetoric before considering the language of the heart. Slowing down awakens us to a clearing where love’s highest potential lives.

June 4, 2025 - Better Together

It’s fascinating how trees in tight places make space for one another’s roots and branches. They gift each other with the grace needed to grow, even when it means that one acquiesces while another stretches. When they are wounded or where there is friction, they merge and grow together as a means of protection. Instinctively they know that they are better together, and that in their uniquenesses there is still unity. The righteous One does not live or long for the honor of being right, or first, or biggest or best. They covet the promise of brand new horizons and cherish the golden nuggets that they discover on The Path.

In nature there is so much to learn by simply observing The Dance, wandering, wondering and softening to its expression. The takeaways are not always profound. Sometimes all we need is to be renewed and reminded that there is no separation.

May 28, 2025 - Simplicity Speaks

Living in harmony is deceptively simple, but we sabotage our own well being in countless ways via the trickery of the mind. So often unsettled minds operate from scarcity which binds us into patterns of overthinking, overdoing and overachieving. The good life, that is feeling a deep sense of contentment and satisfaction, wants us as much as we want it. Through trial and plenty of error, I have learned that an immense amount of letting go is required in order to achieve this state of being and I remind myself often. The good news is, each of us is in full control of how fast or slow we attain sustainable balance, and if we attain it at all. Here are ten super simple life balancing formulas that actually work when put into practice. 

1. To feel ease, savor each moment. So often emotional tumult is rooted in past experiences or fears of the future. Neither exists in the present. What we feel now is what is real, and we write the future with our thoughts and intentions.
2. To feel abundance, appreciate everything. When we are in a constant state of gratitude, we forget about what may be lacking. Best of all, giving thanks is a magnetic invitation for our desires to materialize.
3. To feel belonging, look to nature. Nature reveals interconnection that seekers may not fully grasp from social circles alone. Nature is a feast for the senses and a healer of the human spirit.
4. To feel assured, trust your gut. Confidence is born from belief in the “something told me..”  that our minds often oppose. When the Higher Self speaks, it is compelling us listen in order to stay aligned.
5. To feel accomplished, follow your heart. When titles, accolades and achievements are not in sync with our deepest desires, satisfaction may be short lived while longing persists. The heart is a faithful compass when we allow it to lead the way.
6. To feel safe, protect your peace. Prioritizing our physical, mental and emotional wellness may require us to restructure our lives in ways that are not understood externally. Soul care does not require outside approval, and higher love is all inclusive. It sees its own reflection in yes and no.
7. To feel worthy, accept duality. Perfection has no resting place in the pursuit of self-mastery. When we have no reference of falling, we forfeit our desire to rise.
8. To feel freedom, be authentic. Being fully and freely ourselves in a hypercritical world may be the hardest thing we’ll ever do, and the rewards will also be the sweetest. Our sincerity enables life’s poetry to sing of our legacy.
9. To feel loved, become love. Regardless of the circumstances of conception and birth, by nature, we are love. We are living examples of love’s alchemy, but by choice we are light. Glow with good intention and life responds favorably, with reverence for your devotion.
10. To feel joy, smile. A smile reminds us that we are safe and secure in the present moment, regardless of what is happening around us. It may seem much too simple because we have evolved to anticipate extended struggles.

Breathe and rest easy. Our lives were not meant to feel like a never ending climb.

May 25, 2025 - L0vE + LoVe = L0VE

In case you have never been told,
in case you were told and never believed it,
if for whatever reason, you just don't feel it,
here's the purest truth of you:

God = Love
Love = The Expression Of All Life
You = A Unique Expression of Life
God - Lives and Breathes Through You, a Divine Creation
You = Love

By matter of heavenly perfection you are love.
The only separation is the distance we create.

May 23, 2025 - Shade, Fire, Sun

Unwarranted and unprovoked hate actually isn't hate at all. It is a semi-conscious response to triggers, from hearts that need healing and minds that need a safe place to rest. When we become keen observers we realize that whether the trigger is in a message or the messenger, it is a firestarter. Sometimes wildfires rage and sometimes they smolder but eventually they surrender to stillness after wind and rain.

No matter the mission and regardless of position, our reason for being has already been written. We don't have to carry the weight of wayward travelers. They too are on a holy mission. Breathe and rest easy in all of the shade and continue on your path. Shade is merely a filter for a sun that is ever present. You are the sun. Remember that sometimes others confuse hating you for loving you because they have yet to see the face of God within. Please do not douse fuel on a house that is already burning. The sun’s golden rays need only to shine the light of remembrance.

May 22, 2025 - Loneliness to Oneness

Loneliness is a state of mind, and one of the many faces of fear. Because abandonment wounds cut deep, so often we subconsciously deem ourselves to be incomplete. Then our choices in life are made from that frequency. We make them with confidence because we pine for the feeling of connection that we haven't been able to discover within our circles or ourselves.

Aloneness is a conscious merging of the mind and heart. Sitting with ourselves is an intentional act of surrender and self-preservation. It is where we finally stop running, where we learn to trust ourselves; where we trouble the water to find true meaning; and where we create space to love ourselves whole again and get on with the business of truly living.

Oneness is a state of being. It is a joyous return to the center of our very essence. It is where we add "be" to our longing and savor the taste of freedom.  Oneness is where we discover the holiness in our heartbeats and the sunrise in our own eyes. Oneness is where we color our lives to complement our souls' desires.

When we heal the source of loneliness and surrender to aloneness, the workings of the mind are revealed, and the light of the heart casts down shadows to illuminate the Way of Oneness. We are whole and complete all by ourselves and nature informs us that our oneness is vast and expansive. 

May 20, 2025 - Faith and Flow

The tangible is more valuable than the unseen in the present-day, and that makes it more challenging to surrender to Trust. While our minds can overwhelm us with analysis paralysis and the need for indisputable proof, life is so affirming that it doesn't require us to have all the answers. It encourages us to have faith that the good seeds we have planted will yield abundantly when the time is right, and proceed with expectation. Life is eager to fulfill our needs and desires, and it invites us to passionately live it and honor the mystery of its unfolding with humility and gratitude.

Untamed resistance to the dance of life is counterproductive for souls that long to grow and spirits that are eager to soar. Accept the invitation and lean in with reverence. Life begins to feel like poetry when we soften to its unfolding and flow wholeheartedly with it.

May 19, 2025 - The Light of the Heart

Softness is considered a weakness when you have adapted to the plague of modern misalignment. Kindness is suspicious where callousness and cruelty are standard practice. ..But life speaks of simplicity: When we expect good things and sow good seeds, it  responds with more of the same. And when it doesn't, it is inviting and guiding us to discover deeper meaning, and reminding us to stay grounded in the center of our being.

Having a loving and compassionate nature is not a weakness. It is a fortress! The light in our hearts sanctifies lowly places and soothes the weariest of souls. It activates protection by a thousand unseen allies and levels the road beneath our feet. So live bravely from the heart and lean fully into love. Let your inner light be your guide and shield in the darkest of places, and your covering in the darkest of times.

May 18, 2025 - Trust the Dance

Our higher selves have the answers we seek but so often we doubt them. We doubt ourselves because we don't trust ourselves and we don't trust ourselves because we relinquish agency over our lives to external spiritual hierarchies. With deep reverence and respect for genuine teachers and leaders, it is also important to listen closely to the inner voice. Uncovering the treasures of life doesn't require us to shrink or shy away from it. The innermost thoughts and guided feelings that we often ignore are invitations to know ourselves deeper and discover what resonates with our souls. 

Anyone and anything has the potential to inspire profound awareness, so it's okay to be okay with life's teachings. Trust its poetry to continue write rousing and passionate stories that stir our hearts and compel us to look beneath the surface and beyond the veil that separates us. We don't need permission. Conviction is more than enough. Conviction is the quiet whisper of worthiness and a gentle nudge of encouragement. By all mens, please remember that our transgressors are also teachers and our teachers are also seekers.

May 17, 2025 - The Waiting Room

In the waiting room we heal, we purge, we rest, we recover, we repent, we recharge, we forgive and we face the common denominator. We open our hearts, close painful chapters and rewrite endings. We seek, we remember, we release and we discover. abiding. peace. The waiting room is beautifully messy and gallantly brave.

The work in the waiting room is noble. It is where we tear down walls, pull weeds and plant bountiful gardens. Our time in the waiting room is an active prayer for restless and weary souls, and the process of returning home to ourselves cannot be rushed. How we arrive in the waiting room is far less significant than the cleansing we receive and the person we become as a result of being there. Honor the time in the waiting room like the promise of sunrise after tumultuous storms.

May 16, 2025 - Nature's Embrace

Who we perceive ourselves to be and what we believe we are capable of is often built on faullty foundations. When the desire for acceptance and belonging overshadows the soul's longing, we become grounded in comfort, safety and the good opinions of others.

Confirmation of our worthiness from fellow travelers is nice to have but not a must. Nature is a perpetual reminder that we, with all of our mud and glory, are a part of the grand design. The sun rises and sets, the moon glows and the stars sparkle each day in your honor. Look closely and you'll notice that life is literally dancing for you! Nature is an unconditional embrace that can never be taken away. 

May 15, 2025 - Sow Love
Higher love has the power to grow in the most unlikely places. It doesn't ask for much. Wherever there is an opening it will enter, and with minimal sustenance, it still grows. It is undeterred by harsh surroundings because it transforms barren places and uplifts lowly spaces. Love's potential lives wherever our feet are planted.