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In any moment, you can always ask yourself, What is in the highest good? or What would be most loving and empowering? Despite your wounds and habits, you know what kindness is. Holding a door for someone whose hands are full, picking up a pen that someone drops, or being forgiving with a customer-service attendant…

Over the years of working to help people reduce stress and imbalance in daily life, I have come to see very clearly that time is one of the most common factors. Too often people place their attention on stress “management” and realizing their dreams. The problem I see is that if you don’t re-evaluate your…

Clarity Clarity is about how well you manage your energy and intention. Stay focused and sharp in every situation, whenever possible. Clarity is also about moving beyond confusion through understanding, communication, decision making, and the willingness to let go. You’ll almost always be better off by making a small bad choice rather than staying stuck…

With summer weather at hand (most of the time), now is a wonderful season to practice drawing upon our natural connection to nature. Many people have heard of “affirmations:” the intentional use of positive thoughts and positive self-statements to help trigger a larger lasting change in self-talk (how we talk to ourselves in our minds)…

When people hear the word ‘ritual’ many think of empty actions, repeated and repeated without meaning. The word “habit” and ritual are often connected. Frequently people in the Western world even use the word in a negative fashion, associating ritual with the actions of wild religious cults, and irresponsible people who use spirituality to hurt…

If we think of spirituality as our deepest experience of The Sacred, in the world and within us, then we see that religion may be a support to exploring and experiencing these elements. The religions of the world are vast repositories of practices and philosophies that point us toward The Sacred. They offer timeless wisdom…

I have a simple practice that has changed my life. Years ago a made a commitment that I would never get out of bed in the morning without being sure that when my feet hit the floor my attitude and intentions were aligned for the day. Yes, I still often wake up and think “oh…

When you think about health one of the most significant things you can change is your perspective. The way you think about health, shapes your health. If you think only your body matters, you might eat well and exercise, but then your worry or anger will negate those efforts. If you think you are a…

The message is old, the practice is timeless. The teaching is universal, and yet most of us still run from it today: take time to be in silence. In virtually every spiritual tradition and discipline, there is a common understanding that silence is healing, powerful and essential for true growth and spiritual awakening. It is…
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