Will you have the courage to bring forth these treasures that are hidden within you?

What are you creating this week? Elizabeth Gilbert kickstarts today’s journey with a reminder that we are all Fearless Creators, sculpting our world with every breath - “Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.” - Elizabeth Gilbert “The … Continue reading Will you have the courage to bring forth these treasures that are hidden within you?

The only place the mind will ever find peace is inside the silence of the heart.

Sundays are a celebration of silence, and of the results that a regular practice of silence brings. Create a regular ritual of silence, and you will find your SELF.  "The resting place of the mind is the heart. The only thing the mind hears all day is clanging bells and noise and argument, and all … Continue reading The only place the mind will ever find peace is inside the silence of the heart.

Select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day.

Your mind will forever produce a constant stream of thinking / feeling content like the feed on your Facebook account. Do you double click on everything in your feed? Or do you become better at knowing what serves you and what doesn't? "You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way … Continue reading Select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day.

I have seen the miraculous effect of a love like this…

I have seen the miraculous effect of a love like this... When a person is in a space that has been proven to be explicitly safe - the kind of space in which you are really safe to make mistakes - so safe in fact that even when you show up as the absolute 'worst' … Continue reading I have seen the miraculous effect of a love like this…

You cannot soar while you’re carrying the weight of your resistance to being human.

Our own resistance to being human has always intrigued me. It's clear that humans are amazing beings who have created "magic" in our world but it seems we only have acceptance for the "beautiful" side of being human while completely rejecting the "messy" parts. I think it might be because our parents - in their … Continue reading You cannot soar while you’re carrying the weight of your resistance to being human.

The universe buries strange jewels deep within you.

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.

Stop pouring your energy into a “reality” that doesn’t exist.

A message from today's meditation: "There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under the jurisdiction. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I can select what I can read, … Continue reading Stop pouring your energy into a “reality” that doesn’t exist.

The world is like a dropped pie most of the time.

Elizabeth Gilbert is the teacher who leads us into this new week, with two messages: 1st - You are a creator whoever you are! "Creativity does not belong exclusively to professional artists and geniuses; it is the birthright of every single human being. Creativity is our common heritage. You don’t need to quit your job … Continue reading The world is like a dropped pie most of the time.

Elizabeth Gilbert collection

Elizabeth Gilbert was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1969, and grew up on a small family Christmas tree farm. She attended New York University, where she studied political science by day and worked on her short stories by night. After college, she spent several years traveling around the country, working in bars, diners and ranches, … Continue reading Elizabeth Gilbert collection