It takes strength to have an open heart. Having an open heart, being soft, is different than being a people pleaser.

You can't practice self-love when you secretly still hate yourself. This seems to be one of the most taboo subjects in the current New age industry. You're not allowed to talk about it or even admitted exists. And that attitude will kill you.

What does it look like to actually have a spiritual practice. How do you live life as an awakened being.

What does it really mean to be on a spiritual path? most people have a concept that it means you meditate a lot and your vegan and you always act calmly and your carry mala and pray a lot. Living a spiritual path means living awakened and living awakened means being mindful. It's as simple ....and as complicated as that.

Everybody reads listens to audiobooks watches YouTube and they know everything. But nothing's changing! That's because information doesn't change you. Doing things differently changes you.

Most people in the west have no idea what it is to study with a True Teacher (Sat Guru) on an Eastern Path. Much of this material is from a chapter in the book Maharashi and me. the author studied with Maharashi for 22 years. He is the guru that bought transcendental Meditation to the West. In the last chapter of her book she talks about how she still loves her guru and how grateful she is for all that she learned and how difficult that Journey was. And how we Westerners define journeys as difficult because of our attachment to ego.

The ins and outs of self-healing. Active participation versus passive attendance

It's not what you do it's how you do it. It's the timing, it's the energy around it, it's your consciousness about your choice and your self-awareness. Many people are involved with self-indulgence or self-abuse rather than self-care. It is complex. Self-care also has to do with having parenting skills so that you can help yourself mature and handle the challenges of life and if you have no idea what healthy parenting looks like you will be unable to do this part of self-care until you learn.

Overgiving can be a trait of codependency. It can be a trait of low self-esteem. Sometimes it's for people pleasing but other times it's to control people kind of like banking. I'm making deposits with these people with the assumption that they will pay me back when I need it. it's easy to put a label on your behavior but what we really need to do is dig deep and find out what's going on. Join life path healings for another dog walk and some contemplation

Nothing on this Earth thrives without stress. Stress on the discomfort that goes with it both stimulate and challenges the body mind and Spirit to be our very best. You see this in biology and throughout all the sciences. And Brene Brown's wonderful research has added to this body of knowledge. This means you have to do things. You can't just read and listen. Journey on