We often feel that the lower sides of our nature are something to get rid of, suppress, or excise. Yet, we were born with these natures, these karmas for a reason. They are a part of us and they …
Progress Through Awareness
Many say that our past creates our future. While this may be true in some cases, it is actually our unrecognized past that creates our future. When we live without regard to the experiences that …
The Condition of Conditioning
Standing up for ourselves can be one of the most powerful lessons we can learn. Yet, it is not really about how we respond to other people or what we say yes or no to. It is not about facing down a …
Striving for Perfection
The desire to change ourselves is a seductive, sometimes addictive craving. We get drawn to the endless quest to find every little thing that might be wrong with us, that might not be perfect, that …
Expansion and Contraction
Expansion and contraction. The two often go hand in hand. When we expand, we grow, we hold more, we feel great. But in nature when life expands, it does so organically, testing and pushing the …
What Have You Learned Lately?
Some say that experience is the best teacher. Others say it is the only one. But what do we learn from our experiences? Do we use them as lesson to learn how to improve ourselves, or do we use them …