Awaken Your Truth

We all have a story. It’s the story that we’ve told ourselves day in and day out. It’s the story that keeps us confined to a way of being that limits us from the dream that our heart longs to experience. This story consists of old thoughts, beliefs, feelings and behaviors that we are convinced…

Today my number one job is to feel good and know that I get to make empowering choices that align with my soul. I know that there is nothing outside of myself that could ever define me and that only I get to choose the story of who I am. Because I am clear on…

I always say that getting to know our truth is the most powerful gift that we can give to ourselves. It frees us from the chains of having to live out a story that is not our own. The truth is each and every one of us is attached to a story that we may…

When we are on the path to awakening to our truth, we must have the willingness to tap into and embrace our courage. Courage knows that it can take us to the very places we must go so that we can transform our darkness into light. It is the one quality within us that will…

This past week was tough. I was challenged in many areas of my life. I was presented me with many situations that required me to make hard decisions. I had to make decisions that felt extremely uncomfortable because I knew making them would cause others to feel uncomfortable. In the past, I would have done…

Getting in touch with and knowing our own truth is the most important job that we will ever have. It’s essential if we want to live a life that feels freeing and easy rather than constricting and frustrating. The following are 10 ways that standing in our truth can greatly benefit our life. 1. We…

Imagine that you are sitting in a dark, quiet movie theater. It is just you and the big screen. You are watching all the choices you have made over the last 10, 20 or 30 years of your life unfold.  You sit and watch as a neutral observer. You don’t judge or criticize yourself or…

“You’ve Got to be willing to lose everything to gain yourself” – Iyanla Vanzant Recently, I had a conversation with a colleague where we discussed the topic of emotional freedom and the importance of feeling safe enough to freely express our emotions as they arise within us. This is something that I deeply believe should…

When we make the decision to take the journey within and uncover the truth of who we are, we are stepping onto a path that requires uncertainty. It is also one of the most courageous acts we could make. It takes us having the willingness to dive deep within and discover first and foremost what…

So often we take on beliefs about ourselves based on what others have told us. We hear it. We believe it. It becomes our truth. Then we believe if only they didn’t say or act in the way that they do, we would some how be different. We would finally feel free to be who…

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