Expanding our wings

 

There are gifts in every experience, no matter how difficult. Having had to face my worse fear which was losing a child, taught me that even in the darkest moments, there are blessings. It all depends on our perception. If we feel victimized by our circumstances, we won't find the gifts. It's a choice! We can use our pain to expand and strength our wings or we become weakened as our world shrinks and our heart closes...

Where is God?

God is found in the moments where our hearts connect. He is found in times of sorrow, as well as, joy. He is found in the moments between our tears. He is in the stillness between our thoughts. God is in the sunset, the storm, the birds and the trees. God lives in every person. He represents the best parts of ourselves, and in knowing God as our friend, lover, mother, father... we come to know what the kind of contentment and peace that surpasses all understanding.

Choosing a new path

We as human beings, are resistant to letting go of things that cause us harm because choosing pain or people who will abandon us is familiar. We set ourselves up for more hurt when we aren't willing to step away...

The world needs love

We're living in turbulent times. Dealing with the pandemic, as well as all life's other challenges, has brought us to this season. Life is beckoning us to do our part in bringing about healing.  Will we meet this moment with love and compassion? Will we partner up and help each other? Will we find more tolerance for our differences? I'd like to believe so...

A gentle heart

 

Forgiveness arises from an open heart. This doesn't mean that we won't be angry when someone hurts us. Anger is an appropriate response when someone crosses our boundaries or causes suffering to a fellow human being but understand that our own forgiveness work is what gives our heart the ability to forgive others...

With new eyes

All our thoughts and behaviors are a response to how our mind interprets things. These interpretations are determined by a filter called "the past". As we heal the past, our perception changes. We are less reactive and experience more peace.

Infinitely wonderful

Follow me to field of infinite possibilities. Know that life has plans for you that are more wonderful than you could have ever dreamed possible...

In search of God

There is nowhere God doesn't exist. To go in search for Him as if He doesn't exist inside of us is a futile journey. When it comes to feeling God's love, it is more of a knowing than a feeling. We may cling to this idea of a human God that can physically touch us but when we wrap our arms around ourselves, know that God is there too...

Stepping into the unknown

When life calls us to go places we have never been before, fear is guaranteed to rear it's head. However, this is the time when faith is built, inner strength is increased and we move closer to God and to those who offer us shelter and support, for we are not meant to do this alone. It's not an easy journey but one that will lead you to the life you were meant to live. Trust that the plan is more beautiful than anything you could have ever dreamed of...

Where the heart and soul meet

 You probably know that your mind tries to mislead you but did you know that your heart can mislead you too? Have you ever chosen someone because your heart said "yes" but your gut said "no"? We need to trust our gut above all else and when our heart and soul agree with each other, we can be assured that we will make the right choice.

Mindfulness

 

Stress is something we should try to avoid. We want to be mindful of our choices when it comes to how we live our lives and the people we invite into it...

Love is the journey

 

How can we be open hearted with someone that has hurt us? Keeping an open heart should be a goal that we all share. It doesn't mean that we are a doormat though. Strong healthy boundaries are necessary, especially when someone is capable of causing us harm. We can love them from afar. We can love them in a detached way. We can ask for respect and fairness. What we don't want to do is close our hearts off. 

Where the heart and soul meet

 

What does your soul desire? What about your heart? It has taken 25 years of searching for me to figure it out. Here is what I know now: my soul loves the quiet, the simple things, serving God, truth, connecting with like-minded women and nature... Here is what my heart loves: God, family, friends, my pets, my home, my country, the world...

Waking up

 

Many of us have been sleepwalking through life, not paying attention to the parts of ourselves that are crying to be heard. When we awaken, buried feelings begin to rise up. We start to feel things we have tried so hard to deny. It's a beautiful process but not always comfortable. However, know that the rewards far outweigh the discomfort... 

Enjoying nature

 

                       There is nothing outside of this moment that has real meaning.

Surrendering our will

                      If we build our lives around control, we are chained to fear.

Breaking through old conditioning

 

Why are we so afraid to be authentic? Why do we hustle for approval from people we may not even like? Why are we so hard on ourselves yet bend over backwards to help someone else? Call it whatever you'd like; codependency, low self worth, old conditioning... Regardless, we can take our power back from fear, judgement, and all the other disempowering thoughts and behaviors. Starting today, begin to throw out the old beliefs to make room for new ones based on truth, self love...

Smashing the ego

 

There is a beautiful path; one that leads to your soul. But you may have to travel the difficult path first. Pain is often the catalyst that shatters our ego/self-will. It is only when self-will has dissolved, that the path can be found.

Letting God in

                                       Life without faith is like a flower without sunlight.

 

When you are free of fear, the world is yours...