Effortless Mindfulness Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week is from the book, “The Way of Effortless Mindfulness: A Revolutionary Guide for Living an Awakened Life” by Loch Kelly…. Loch is an emerging voice in modernizing meditation, social engagement, and collaborating with neuroscientists. “Most of us love the feeling of effortlessness. Some of the happiest…
Inward Sanity Friends, The excerpt this week is from ACIM teacher John Mundy in his Weekly Inspiration for the Inner Journey. “According to the Course, while we “seem” to inhabit two worlds, only one of these worlds is real. We identify these two worlds as … the realm of God, or Love (sanity); and…
A Time of Unveiling Friends, The excerpt this week comes from Richard Rohr’s meditation “When Things Are Unveiled.” “I have read the scriptures … over the last year ….in a different way. I have been looking … for wisdom, solidarity, and always for needed inspiration…. The word “apocalyptic” simply means to “unveil.” Apocalyptic literature “pulls…
Unconditional Love Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week is from Craig Hamilton’s article “Do You Believe in Love? How to Align Your Life with the Most Powerful Force in the Universe.” “As long as we take the position that we need to feel more love in order to be love, we’re missing the whole…
Embracing Difficult Emotions Friends, The excerpt this week is from Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron from her course “Turn Your World Around: Three Steps for Emotional Transformation.” “Before the teachings, we all chant . . .So we’ll begin with that opening one. ‘And now as long as space endures, As long as there are beings…
New Agreements Friends, The excerpt this week comes from ACIM teacher Jennifer Hadley in her 11/21/20 blog “New Agreements.” “It’s such powerful healing when we’re finally willing and ready to recognize that the only limitations we have are the ones that we agree to. The only grievances we have are the ones that we agree…
Love Without Discrimination Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week is from Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh’s lecture on “Love Without Discrimination” in a Sounds True course called “Body and Mind are One.” “The third mantra you use when you know that the other person suffers. With this mantra, you go deeper in the…
How to Relate to Unwanted Feelings Friends, Tami Simon, Founder of Sounds True, in her conversation with Dr. Matt Licata who is the author of the book, “A Healing Space: Befriending Ourselves in Difficult Times.” TS: You write, “We can hold our experience while allowing ourselves to be held by something greater than ourselves,” and…
You Already Know How Friends, The excerpt this week comes from Joe Dispenza’s blog of 11/20/20 called “You Already Know How To Do This.” In teaching this work, I often find that people have trouble wrapping their head around the idea of becoming no body, no one, no thing, no where, in no time.…