Most people in the US celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family today, which is one of my favorite holidays. Not because I believe it was the first time native Americans shared a meal with lost Europeans (I don’t), nor because I think it’s okay to slaughter turkeys or any animal to celebrate anything (I really don’t). But mainly because being…
Category: Abundance
A Most Auspicious Time To Start Something New
This is a month of high energy and many celebrations. In the West, it’s the 10th month of the year, so it’s a month when main aspects of the year to come start showing (since 1 + 0 = 1, the number of new beginnings). But many cultures following the Lunar Calendar see it as a spiritual period. For instance,…
3 Reasons Why Gratitude Is Empowering
The mass media is continuously bombarding us with fearful news and sad stories or superficial gossip about celebrities. They may claim it’s about keeping us informed of what goes on in the world, but the truth is that one of the main motivations here is to fixate our attention on externals and manipulate us toward unconscious reactions. Don’t get me…
Are You a Giver Or a Taker?
Most of us like to think of ourselves as nice, generous people. And most of us probably are, but the thing I’ve learned about truly being generous is that it’s not about how much you give but about where you place yourself when you give. Let me tell you a little story. After I was initiated into the lineage of…
What’s Your Money Story?
Do you get anxious when you have to pay bills or deal with money? Perhaps you dread or simply avoid balancing your checkbook or looking at your books or bank account? Maybe you were told that “money doesn’t grow on trees” and acquiring wealth requires great sacrifice and struggle. Or that it’s not spiritual and only greedy people think about…
The Insidiousness of Guilt & Fear
Are you aware that your emotions are manifestations of your thoughts that precede the actions you take to justify them? What you think creates emotional patterns that unconsciously push you to do things to reinforce your beliefs. It’s a catch-22 the ego-mind constantly reinforces. If your beliefs are self-defeating, their underlying emotions will color your perception with unpleasant experiences. When…
How Do You Keep Yourself Busy But Balanced?
Are you so busy that you keep telling yourself you don’t have time to do the things you’d really like to do? Or are you on the opposite side of the spectrum, watching the days go by while you accumulate things on your to-do lists without ever tackling or finishing them? I can relate to both scenarios. There have been…