There is a saying in wisdom traditions that states, “When a student is ready, the teacher will come.” As you continue moving along your spiritual path, you may start to crave an expansion of practice that cannot be gained from books, community, or personal practice alone. It is at this juncture that you may feel the willingness to seek out…
The spiritual path is a lifetime commitment. When a journey spans years (if not decades), it can be all too easy to forget the valuable insights we’ve learned, lose sight of our goals, and fail to appreciate just how far we’ve come. The act of writing down personal reflections provides a powerful and practical method for processing, retaining, and amplifying…
Whether you are introverted or extroverted, urban or rural, remote or on the ground, there is no scenario in which you are not a part of some community. Working as an organized group has been a critical part of our human evolution, and arguably, it will be our capacity to work as a group that could determine the outcomes of…
Gratitude has become a worn-out buzzword in wellness culture. It is often billed as an easily accessible virtue capable of quickly providing a healing salve to any and all of life’s challenges. But as you may have experienced, no matter how many things we have to be grateful for, it can be difficult to access. Gratitude is often categorized as…
As adults with well-established coping mechanisms and layers of learned behavior it can seem impossible to embark on the growth of refining one’s personality, but when are able to examine our true self, no easy task, that we can begin to shed the systems and uncover the truest version of ourselves.
As you begin to work with the Higher Self, you may feel unsure if you are actually making a true connection. Everyone approaches talking to your Higher Self in different ways.
Think about the last exciting big purchase you made. Something like a cutting-edge TV, a fancy new outfit, or a brand-new car. Whatever it was, you wanted it so badly you couldn’t go a day without thinking about it. Deep down, you knew that it would improve your life and make you happier, and you found yourself counting down the…
One of the greatest misconceptions about learning a new skill or discipline is that progress is a straight line from beginner to expert. You simply start, practice, and improve consistently. Then, after a certain amount of time, you become deeply proficient. Instead, the learning process is more like this: A spiritual journey is no different. The spiritual path is like…
Unconditional love comes from the heart with huge abundance and no limitations as to who should receive it.” – Nanette V. Hucknall, from her book, How to Live from Your Heart The season of Valentine’s Day is precious to some, inconsequential to others, and for many, a holiday to be avoided at all costs. The latter is a perfectly natural reaction.…