“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.” ~ Brené Brown Only you can know what’s right for you, my friend. And there will be times when what’s right for you may not be to others’ liking. But don’t be deterred. We must all follow…
“The content of your life is the curriculum for your evolution.” ~ Mary Morrissey Sometimes we become so consumed by our life and all of its challenges that we forget that it’s these challenges that we came here to experience. Can you relate? There has to be some reason for all that we go through,…
“All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm, which is in your power to do, and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.” ~ Swami Vivekananda We project out onto others the thoughts and feelings we harbor about ourselves deep down inside. Realize this and you’ve found the key to transformation. Inner awareness…
“When you struggle with your partner, you are struggling with yourself. Every fault you see in them touches a denied weakness in yourself.” ~ Deepak Chopra The keyword here, my friend, is denied. We all have our shortcomings — some more prominent than others. But it’s the ones that we deny about ourselves that bother…
BeneFIT by Struggle Spirit wants us to know that, while we may not always like it in the moment, struggle always beneFITs us in the end. It’s simply a part of the growth cycle. What follows struggle? Relief. Surrender. Bikram has a line in the dialogue we teachers are supposed to use while teaching. It’s “struggle…
“Look forward and wake up the future.” ~ James Wanless Do you consciously plan your future? Have you been dreaming up a future you love? Or are you so stuck in the day to day drudgery of life that you can’t see beyond it? You deserve more than that, my friend. You deserve to love…
BeneFIT by Aspiring Who knew 244 years ago that the United States would evolve into the country it is today? No one. But our country’s founding fathers, as they convened to write the Constitution of the United States, had an aspiration. They had clear core values, a vision for the future, and strong intention to make…
“The mind weighs and measures but it is the spirit that reaches the heart of life and embraces the secret; and the seed of the spirit is deathless. “The wind may blow and then cease and the sea shall swell and then weary, but the heart of life is a sphere quiet and serene, and…
Don’t Make Assumptions “Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.” ~ Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements You will never know until you ask, my…
“My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi There is no such thing as perfection, my friend, nor are there failures. It is only our judgment that makes them appear to be what we label…