I’ve mentioned many times how important it is to have a creative endeavor (without getting attached to it) for spiritual growth. But there’s something every creator knows intimately: the difference between work that flows and performative work. You’re either completely immersed in it, following something alive within you, or you’re calculating every move with an ulterior motive. Creating from the…
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Why Letting Go Is Hard But Essential to Be Happy and at Peace
Although it may sound simple, letting go is hard. When life pushes us to let go, there’s usually a sense of loss. A relationship ends without warning. A plan falls apart. An unexpected development closes a door that we thought was meant to open. Suddenly, we are in the space between “what was” (the past) and “what could be” (the…
How to Let Go of Resentment: Freeing Yourself From the Past to Experience Peace
You’ve heard the analogy that anger is like a hot coal you hold on to and hope it will burn the person you’re upset with. It’s the same with resentment, which is like “frozen” anger you hold on to. You need to let go of resentment because it’s a heavy companion that weighs you down and keeps you stuck. It…
How to Stop Trying to Fix Yourself: Escaping the Self-Improvement Trap
Are you stuck in a self-improvement trap? Many of us have the desire to improve ourselves, our relationships, and our lives. I started on the spiritual path by going to psychoanalysis for years to better understand myself and my relationships. It eventually launched me into a deeper exploration of Consciousness and, when I was ready, spiritual teachers began to appear.…
Embrace Your Shadow: The Part of You That Lives In the Past
If you’ve been on the spiritual path for a while, you may have moments of deep clarity, where you feel whole and connected to the Divine, but I’m sure there’s a part of you that still yearns to be seen, accepted, and loved by others. Out of nowhere, old wounds may resurface with feelings of rejection, abandonment, unworthiness, or loneliness.…
The Stillness Behind Every Action: How to Flow With Life
Do you ever feel torn between wanting to make things happen and wanting to just let go? That is, between the urge to take action and the desire to surrender and let the Universe take care of everything? It is quite the conundrum because the ego-mind always wants to feel in control, but something deeper within wants to release emotions…
Guidelines to a Mindful Life: How to Break Free From Emotional Traps
Does your life feel like a series of repeating stories? The faces may change, the circumstances may look different, but the underlying themes remain the same: relationships that don’t nourish you, conflicts that leave you drained, or events that trigger all-too-familiar, painful emotions. It’s like you’re in a loop of recurrent situations. These cycles stem from subconscious patterns that weave…