Category: Spiritual Practice
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Intending to Let Go of Expectation
Many words in English can be interpreted in many ways. A client I’ll call Jasmine had been working on her Instagram content for a while. Living nomadically as a chef, Instagram worked perfectly for her lifestyle. Her goal was to attract followers and engagement and then eventually monetize her work with brands to earn a…
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The Fountainhead of My Inspiration
On the surface level of the storyline, it is a book about how an artist, an architect, chose to stay true to his art and his work, no matter how hard it could get and how many shortcuts were offered. On a deeper level, it was quite philosophical. The author, Ayn Rand, was considered a…
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Turn Obstacles into Opportunities
Suppose disappointment without anger is the mark of an old soul, and not being disappointed is the mark of a really old soul. In that case, living your own life purpose and trusting your own life so thoroughly that every step on its path is valued more than where it is “supposed to take you”,…
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The Dragonfly
This morning, I found this piece I wrote in 2017 and decided to use it for this month’s blog post. I’m currently travelling in the Netherlands. I left the draft of this blog post on my computer screen and headed for Hilversum, today’s agenda. The moment I pulled my phone out to take a picture…
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Turn Thoughts to Thinking
“Turn thoughts to thinking.” When this idea first came to me on one of those morning walks, it lit a light bulb in my head. Everything became crystal clear, including many ways I could use it to illustrate and explain how the mind works, or not.
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The Unfinished Life
Who would go to the Big Island of Hawaii to stay in the place they rent for more days than they go about exploring? Not me. I had my snorkel trips booked, my hiking shoes packed for the cold mountain summit, my 5 swimming suits selected…
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Before You Left
What do you mean, Father left? I stared at the screen, simple words, I couldn’t understand. Did you love me enough? Did you encourage me enough? Did you accept me enough? Have you ever expressed yourself enough?
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Many Blessings Will Come
Over a month ago, my third book was released. It’s been a ride, and I have enjoyed every step of the creation of the book that I can now hold in my hands. I’ve never had a child, but my three books feel like my three children. They are not series. They each stand alone…
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Being Authentic
Some think being authentic is not telling lies, being good, doing the right things, the good things – the good-girl, good-boy syndrome. We have been programmed to think in those terms. But where does that concept of being a good girl, being a good boy really come from? It may just come from other people…
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Without Trying to Hypnotize You
Without trying to hypnotize you, I’d like you to stare into the graphic art for a minute or two. Maybe lots of circles, maybe a depth, maybe confusing, maybe fractured, maybe patterns, or even motion… It’s a natural thing when you look into such an image and begin to see movement. The brain doesn’t know…