Let things go. This has been one of my best skills, and most challenging lessons in this life. I've noticed within myself and within others the need to grasp, grip and remain steadfast on a certain path. This is not a healthy state of mind. I have sensed that the way to advancement in any area of life is the willingness, the state of mind, of freedom and flow. We must be willing to allow ourselves to adjust and take risks. To be attached to nothing is a wonderful concept. To be able to let things go, you need to have a few focused qualities such as: creativity, flexibility, humbleness, willingness and self-esteem. We need to be creative to see the possibilities of a new direction. We need to be flexible to adjust and shift with life's winding roads. We need to be humble to be able to learn about ourselves from others and from life experiences. We need to be willing to see things differently. Finally, we need to have a level of self-esteem, to afford us the courage to chang

This blog is dedicated to a special someone who has recently crossed over to the other side. A great friend and teacher of mine. He would often call me the teacher but I am quite sure that he was the wise one….living fully what I could only teach. The great Olufemi was a previous client I had the honor of working with. I got to hug him 3 weeks ago and felt his power of accomplishment as he stood proud at a graduation celebrating over a year of sobriety. He enjoyed this blog so it seems only right to honor him with it today. I can only be so lucky to cross over myself with the same conviction, peace and serenity that he had at the end of his life. The great Olufemi was a pillar and symbol of conviction. A man who lived many years with a number of concomitant health and emotional issues, a dark past, yet always seeking the brighter, healthier and uplifted lens to see the world through. He chose to imagine the hope even though there were other things grabbing his attention. I am certain h

Intolerable people in my mind are the kinds of people with dark, narrow-minded, condemning, greedy, selfish interests. I have so often railed against these "intolerable people".... judging them, standing on my soap box from up above and pointing my righteous finger. I feel justified. I squint my eyes and smack my lips, toss my nose up in the air and think negative things about them.  Like most of us, I have developed my own moral code. I have this way in my head how things should be and how others should be treated; what seems right and wrong. Things like equality, mutual respect, open-mindedness, compassion, acceptance and justice. No one elected me to be the queen of discernment in this area, but I assume this role nonetheless. Based on my description of the "intolerable," one would imagine that I am referring to the those in society cast out...the evil, criminal or the crazy; yet nothing could be farther from the truth. Upon further reflection of myself, I re

Maurice Maeterlinck states "It is far more important that one's life should be perceived than that it should be transformed; for no sooner has it been perceived, than it transforms itself of it's own accord." Mindfulness is a valuable concept to use when beginning to identify what about your life you'd like to improve. Mindfulness is also the tool in which one can understand and transform difficult emotion. To be mindful simply means to bring full consciousness to whatever you are doing, be it sitting, standing, walking, thinking, feeling. I often encourage others to sit with their feelings and have tea, welcome the feeling they notice, watch it, observe the direction and intensity and be aware of how these feelings take shape within. This may sound fluffy but it is rather concrete and specific. It is also not a common practice with people. My experience has been that most humans do the following with emotion: Ignore it Push it away Project it onto a

So I am not someone who believes that the world revolves haphazardly around the cosmos with no rhyme or reason; that all events that happen are coincidental, unrelated and compartmentalized. I believe the exact opposite. In fact, I believe everything is purposeful and happening exactly when it should. I work with others on accepting this reality and divine law although it appears to be one of the most contested spiritual philosophies. If I received a dime for every time I heard "I'm not supposed to be here right now," I'd be living in the mountains in India owning the most fancy temple money could buy. Any of these other statements, sound familiar? "This or that event shouldn't have happened to me," or "I wish I could be somewhere else in my life right now," or "Why am I stuck?" There are many variations of these statements but in essence they are all underlying a very chronic human misconception: the inability to understand and

Firstly, apologies for the length of time between this post and my last. I am in the midst of change and allowing the wind to blow me to new places. I am not yet skillful enough to balance shifts immediately. It takes me some time to adjust to homeostasis again and I'm not so sure I am at ease more than I'm attempting to be steady in a rocking boat. I know this to be true because I'm meditating more, turning to spirit for answers more often these days and eating more chocolate cake. I have been moved to a more demanding new program in my company and I'm gearing up to move my home at the end of this month. I feel like I'm in a snow globe. Thank you for your patience. I have not forgotten the blog and its sacred purpose. I was flipping through "The Book of Secrets" by Deepok Chopra and was incredibly inspired by the concept of being fully authentic in oneself. For me, this has always been somewhat of a healthy challenge. I strive to allow the light to shin

"The path of the soldier is the wrong path because it is impossible to conquer life- the part cannot conquer the whole. Frustration and failure are absolutely certain. The soldier tries to conquer the life, and in the end finds he/she has been crushed, defeated, destroyed. Life destroys nobody, but if you fight with it, you will be destroyed by your own violence. Life is not against you. How can it be? Life is your mother. It is life that has brought you here; you are born out of it. You are a ray of it's light, a wave of its ocean. You are intrinsic and organic to it, you are not separate. The very concept of fight will poison you.The religious person is one who has no idea of separation from the whole...who never thinks, never dreams that he/she is separate...who has no private goal of his/her own..who simply moves with life in total trust. If you cannot trust life, than who are you going to trust?" (Osho, The Buddha Said ..) I was reading this excerpt and realized it

Dedicated to all the seekers at B.H. This one's for you... Every once and while we meet special people who change our lives and I have had the honor of meeting several. This blog is for those on the forefront of healing, bursting with a wide-eyed wonder, fearless in hope, and deeply committed to discovering and celebrating the inner divine light. I have been so blessed to know such seekers in my life thus far.  Ride on great warriors of healing, capture what belongs to you. Your energy beats within my being forevermore. You inspire my steps and give brightness to my smile. You are modern day avatars, walking among us, unaware of your brilliance. Accept your inheritance, great avatar! Stand tall! This blog is dedicated to you. Thank you for your courage.  Courage can be mysterious at certain times in our lives. We must have excellent focus to not lose it under the bed or at the bottom of a pile of paper somewhere. For courage is needed most when we cannot find it. Take heed f

...That will be the beginning." --Louis L' Amour Endings are merely new beginnings within the same circle of lessons only with higher vibrations. My life experiences have led me to greater levels of awareness and insight into the limitless, divine powers in my being. Shifting and changes are the avenues that lead to the path of my destiny. Sometimes however, I see these roads as scary. I know though that the challenges I experience are human in nature and exist as fear of losing and letting go. Why can't I be a Buddha everyday? The human experience is funny like that, in how we grasp and hold onto matters no longer meant for us. It's like a tug of war with spirit. We are afraid of loss. When we hold tight, life becomes more challenging. The exhaustion that comes from enduring a difficult life experience undoubtedly gives way to a serenity at some point. We have no choice but to surrender. A cycle is complete, a lesson learned, a loss gaping, a tired soul. Must we on