Growing up there were good things about my church. I went and saw all of the people I grew up with in my neighborhood, the food between first and second services was off the hook, and when I got baptized at about twelve, I wasn’t alone. There were about seven or eight of us…
THE INDIGO MANIFESTO
About ten years ago, my former mother-in-law asked me if I had ever heard of the Indigo children. I told her I had not. She explained that the reason for the question was because she believed I was one of ‘them’. Naturally, I was intrigued. After reading the characteristics of Indigos, I felt a connection to many…
Welcome to Enlightenment For Schmucks – Get Enlightened, Practical-Style!
Do you want to become more enlightened, but feel like you lack the proper credentials? You are not alone. In today’s world, it can sometimes feel like we need a Doctorate of Spirituality just to make sense of all the various tips, tricks, and suggestions to living a more peaceful and fulfilling life. This blog…
Opening to Love
Let down your guard. Forget the transgressions of the past that wish to color this new identity—this new face that wishes to stand in the sun of your heart light. Do not carry the burdens of another who may have broken your heart and do not transfer these burdens to the back of anyone wishing…
WRECKING BALL
THE 2 CHOICES Selling out can sometimes be difficult to spot until you’re knee-deep in the muck and mire of life. This is because it often sneaks up on us when we are at our most vulnerable. It can disguise itself as an opportunity, yet it lacks alignment with our individual moral compass that true opportunity cherishes. My near miss with copping…
The Value of You
Through the years I have learned quite a bit about value. And most of it I learned through trial and error, friendships, relationships, marriage and divorce. The one thing that I had to realize, is that a situation may make you feel less than, but the value you place on yourself is the…
BALTIMORE
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A huge part of becoming enlightened involves facing life’s tough issues head on. We normally try to do this with our own personal demons: addictions, phobias, and traumas. Sometimes though, history intersects with our personal…
4 Fast Forgiveness Tactics
When I tell people that I’m working on learning to become a more enlightened, present, and forgiving person, the first question they inevitably ask is “How DO you forgive?” To be sure, forgiving is a tricky business because it often requires letting go, and then waking up the next morning and letting go all over…
All Because of Love
Love is an irrational tornado of rainbows and glass shards. This is the inherent nature of Love. Love for anything and anyone is bound up with pure joy and utter hell. But you grow from it–that’s why we love. It’s why we think about it, dream about it, pour everything we have in our hearts…
The 10 Stages of Purpose
There’s a song made famous by Frank Sinatra called New York, New York, in which he sings the lines “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere, it’s up to you New York, New York.” After having been on the self-improvement journey for quite some time now, I am of the opinion that…
