Growing wings

One day all the sorrows of your past

will be nothing but wings

for you to fly with.

***

A life well lived

Open the door to your feelings.

Treat them all as a dear friend.

Joy, sorrow, confusion, rejection,
anger, excitement, … 

are all part of living fully. 

***

Beaming your light

 You were born to shine… 

but the source your light 

comes from is self-love. 

To find your inner glow,

 eliminate perfectionism, 

shame, self criticism…

***

Conquering fear

The door to freedom is open 

to those who live larger 

than their obstacles.

***

Faith building

When we’re afraid and ache for certainty

is the time we need to just breathe and trust

rather than react to our fear of the unknown.

It helps to remember that in God's world, 

everything that plays out in our lives is perfect...

Living fully

Until you let your heart 

be broken open…

Until you become genuine 

and find true humility…

Until you learn to follow 

the wisdom of your soul…

Until you trust life so much

you let go of self-will…

you will not be fully alive...

Buried feelings

Beloved, are you aware of 

how many old hurts 

still linger in your heart?

To free your heart, 

you must give your pain 

a voice...

Sharing with others

Many of us were taught as children, 

to swallow our feelings,

but suppression is a breeding ground 

 for isolation and loneliness.

***

Accepting what is

Blog entry- Nov. 2012

On my walk this morning, after listening for a few moments to all the negative conversations in my head, I decided to ask myself the question “can you accept this moment just as it is?” At first, I felt a lot of resistance to this question…reasons why I couldn’t accept this and that. But I persistently asked myself the same question over and over “can I accept this moment just as it is?” until I felt my resistance weaken. 

What followed were tiny moments of being present. 

As my mind got quieter, my new focus became my surroundings; feeling the cool welcoming breeze as I walked, seeing the silhouette of the trees against the sky, enjoying splashes of colorful blossoms among the weeds, the steady rhythm of traffic… 
Each time a story aroused in my mind, I would ask myself "can you accept this moment?"

Example: it looked like I might caught in a rain shower on my walk, so I said to myself  "can you accept this moment?...so what if it rains…what does that mean…it means nothing…can I accept walking in the rain...yes, I can accept it".

Needless to say, it did rain a bit on my walk. But it felt peaceful and cleansing...

Self-Acceptance

A colorful, yet flawed life

doesn’t disqualify you

from being a queen.

In fact, it’s what earned 

you the title.

Self-esteem

You have such a beautiful soul.

Don’t be blind to your own goodness.

Cherish the essence of who you are.

Push negative beliefs about yourself 

into the background until 

they no  longer belong to you.

Plant seeds of self-acceptance and

grow into your wonderfulness.

Trusting what is

Don’t judge the world

by the color of your days.

Instead look for the gifts 

that are hidden behind 

the fabric of pain.

Facing fear

The door that

hides your worse fears 

is the same door to

your treasure.

***

New blossoms

In the daunting garden,

we courageously dig

up our unworthiness 

& begin to plant 

new seedlings;

tenderness, 

compassion,

forgiveness,

acceptance

***

Feeling grateful

Thank you God

for helping me design 

a life of ease and grace,

for teaching me 

what's really important,

for all the teachers 

you’ve placed in my path,

for helping me to see 

the world differently,

for softening my jagged edges,

for filling my life with 

inspiration, hope, and love,

for the gentle nudges 

when I’ve gotten stuck, 

for letting me fall 

when I needed to,

for the rainbows, 

as well as, the storms...

Starting again

Are you brave enough

to let your old life crumble?

***

Restoration

When truth is your answer,

you will drink from a well 

where the water is so pure

it will restore  your soul.

***

A grateful heart

Give thanks for all your struggles

for it is pain that has sculpted you 

into the masterpiece you have become!

***

Peacefulness

Because peace has seeped

into your whole being,

your smile lights 

up the world. 

***

Honoring all our feelings

Joy and sorrow go

 hand-in-hand 

because they come from 

the same source -

the heart. 

***

Courage

A warrior is someone who…

is willing to give up their illusions,

looks to the stars when the nights are dark,

understands sorrow is the passage to compassion,

uses adversity to gain understanding and strength,

remains anchored in faith no matter what,

stitches sacredness into the fabric of their lives,

wakes up each day to love the world over again.

****

Do you not know yet? 

It is your Light that lights the world.

- Rumi

Insightfulness

Sometimes we have to lend 

ourselves to the darkness 

to find truth & gain wisdom.

A peaceful place...

What is the soul?

The core of who you are.

A place inside you where worldly 

attachments and ideas are meaningless. 

A place where you are not defined

by what you have, what you do, 

or other's beliefs about you.

A place of holiness, stillness, 

truth, and infinity...

Self-love

A relationship with God is intricate, 

personal, and deeply rewarding.

To feel God stirring in your soul,

you have to connect to yourself.

You may avoid connecting with yourself 

because of shame, unworthiness, guilt...

 But to meet God with your heart, 

you have to find love and acceptance, 

for it is in self-love that God lives.

Finding joy

Joy and sorrow go hand-in-hand. 

Avoiding pain forces us to chase external 

happiness because in shutting off our pain, 

we also cut ourselves off from the source 

where joy comes from.