“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” ~ Buddha Compassion comes from the heart and, feeling the suffering, desires to alleviate it. All suffering comes from feeling disconnected from Spirit, our Infinite nature. Compassion recognizes that the only reason we or someone else might do something intentionally that hurts or harms you or another is because…
“The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations.” ~ Julie Cameron Make it your top priority to find yourSelf, my friend. Be still and listen carefully. Determine what feels right to you, what feels best to you, what brings you joy. You are the…
“Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi Be open to change, my friend. All it takes is a new perspective brought about by some life experience and all of a sudden…
“There is a difference between the facts of my life and the truth of my being.” ~ Mary Morrissey The circumstances, situations and condition that we may find ourselves in are just the facts of the moment. As the moments change, the facts can change. But one thing never changes, my friend. That one thing…
“Forgiving and being reconciled to our enemies or our loved ones is not about pretending that things are other than they are. It is not about patting one another on the back and turning a blind eye to the wrong. True reconciliation exposes the awfulness, the abuse, the hurt, the truth. It could even sometimes…
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do…
“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.” ~ Brené Brown Yes, it can be scary to let yourself be vulnerable, my friend, but on the other side of that fear is where your life will blossom. Love, acceptance, honesty, authenticity, compassion, and more are…
“True light is that which radiates from within a man. It reveals the secrets of the soul to the soul and lets it rejoice in life, singing in the name of the Spirit. Truth is like the stars, which cannot be seen except beyond the darkness of night. Truth is like all beautiful things in…
“The sun shines on a holy church and on a lavatory. It shines on gutter water, it shines over pure water, it falls on everything. The sun knows no darkness. It is only we who know the darkness as well as the light. The light never knows darkness nor the darkness light. In the same…
“There is a difference between the facts of my life and the truth of my being.” ~ Mary Morrissey The circumstances, situations and condition that we may find ourselves in are just the facts of the moment. As the moments change, the facts can change. But one thing never changes, my friend. That one thing…