Can you be fully committed to taking action and also... be ready to accept and let go of anything that is not yours to control? Today’s meditation takes a look at the constant ebb and flow between action and acceptance. It often feels like life is a delicate dance between these two seemingly opposing forces. … Continue reading When every action you take is the expression of your soul.
For survival, the human mind craves certainty. We strive to understand, categorize, and control. Our minds, desperately scratching through all of the noisiness in the world for a shred of certainty, is often the biggest source of our anxiety. Because life, in all its beautiful complexity, often presents us with the unsettling truth of not … Continue reading Can you tolerate the truth of not knowing?
Have you ever felt a gnawing emptiness, a void no amount of achievement or pleasure seems to fill? Perhaps, it's not the things you're chasing, but the connection you're missing. Today's meditation whispers a profound truth: within you lies a timeless essence, your soul, yearning for reconnection. There is a part of you that has … Continue reading Your soul’s desires compel you to grow.
Our teacher this week is Eckhart Tolle, but to drive his message home today, I’ve included a thought from Alan Watts as well: "Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and listen. No more is needed." - Eckhart Tolle "You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the … Continue reading “The wisdom to know the difference.”
In the daily cacophony of life, amidst to-do lists and Instagram grids, do you ever truly step inside the orchestra of your soul? It's there, playing a melody unique to you, a masterpiece yearning to be heard. But the noise of fear, doubt, and "shoulds" often drowns it out. "Listening is required to hear your … Continue reading Stop the Scroll, Spark Your Soul: Unmute Your Inner Symphony.
All great teachers across the ages have taught about the futility of worrying, and my favourite wisdom on the topic has been attributed to a few different people so I'll just say I don't know who it's from: "Worrying is about as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum." Even … Continue reading Don’t worry, be happy 😉
There is wisdom within you. We are never disconnected from the eternal presence of our soul, but it sure can feel that way. It is the loud volume of our fears that drowns out the whisper of wisdom in our soul. When we heal what has been hurt within us our fears become less loud, … Continue reading The wisdom of your soul, is the essence of who you truly are.
Today's meditation is "The Serenity Prayer" which I love for its wisdom of how to try and live our lives within the balancing act of when to accept and surrender, and also when to take action and create change. Our teacher for the week is Iyanla Vanzant, and here’s how she speaks to this age … Continue reading Today I decide that I am going to live out loud!
The structure of today’s meditation follows “The Serenity Prayer”. Since I was a child, this prayer has always felt really powerful to me. Almost like everything I need to know could be accessed through these three simple lines: God grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change,The courage to change the … Continue reading “Where to take action” and “where to let go” is not always easy to know.
"The Serenity Prayer" remains one of my favourite pieces of wisdom because of its simplicity. These three lines recognize that the things we deal with cannot be fit into simple black and white boxes. We can't base our decisions on a simplistic world view of always responding to everything in the same way. Sometimes our best … Continue reading When to fold and when to fight. Where do we go for that wisdom?
Have you discovered what resides within you? "'Om Namah Shivaya', meaning, I honor the divinity that resides within me." - Elizabeth Gilbert This journey of discovery can be a bumpy road to travel. When we 'try' and turn inwards, what we often encounter first is everything that has been hidden. Everything that we've been running … Continue reading The universe buries strange jewels deep within you.
A message from today's meditation: Our teacher for this week is Swami Vivekananda, a philosopher from India who lived during the 1800's. He became known in the Western world when he travelled to the USA in 1893 to speak at the world parliament of religions as the representative of India. Hereafter he was invited to … Continue reading There is no other spiritual teacher than your own soul.
A message from today's meditation: "There are two forms of courage in this world. One demands that we jump into action with our armour on. The other demands that we strip ourselves bare-naked and surrender. Bravery is a curious thing." - Jeff Brown They are clearly both courageous acts, but how do we know which … Continue reading The only difference between you and God is that you have forgotten that you are divine.
A message from today's meditation: LET YOURSELF RESTIf you're exhausted, rest.If you don't feel like starting a new project, don't.If you don't feel the urge to make something new, just rest in the beauty of the old, the familiar, the known.If you don't feel like talking, stay silent.If you're fed up with the news, turn … Continue reading Help me see where to surrender, and show me where to take action.
There's a space between effort and surrender that can be a tricky piece of real estate to find: "Sometimes, it's not the times we decide to fight, but the times we decide to surrender; that makes all the difference." - Sissy Gavrilaki “The moment of surrender is not when life is over. It’s when it … Continue reading The wisdom to know the difference.
The thirst for knowledge might be seen as the foundation of all human development. Knowledge has been revered by all cultures, past and present, with the creed of countless educational institutions based on some version of “Knowledge is Power”. Having knowledge is of course objectively a good thing, but there are two stories to tell… … Continue reading “Knowing” is the killer of consciousness.
