Many people are excited about the coming year because it is new and provides hope that their situation will change and get better. Every year has a new vibration and mass’s desire for change has a positive energetic impact on everyone. We also have a free will. How a new year is different for you? […]
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Many of us have such a belief. What are the drawbacks with the belief that you are not worthy? You will not be happy and calm except for few seconds when you accomplish something worthy. You need to prove your worth over and over which is a huge burden. Your decisions are mostly based on […]
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You have heard the statement that “I want to be myself”. What does it really mean? For some, it simply means do not want to be like person X or under control of person X. Such a reaction is natural and common. It is like going to a restaurant to order a meal and you […]
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You have heard that life is precious and we need to appreciate it. But why, if most of the time we feel less than great about our lives. It is because we have taken many things for granted. Have you thought about odds of you being born? Your parents, grandparents and great grandparents and ancestors […]
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Would you allow bugs to crawl into your room every morning? I would assume most people you would say, no! Your room and home is your sanctuary. The bugs may disturb your peace of mind. Many times, out of habit, we allow fear and anxiety in – without even being aware of them. We allow […]
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In my experience, steps required to reduce our suffering and allowing more joy in our lives are to feel our emotions and let go of our stories that created those emotions! What do I mean by this? If you feel sad, feel your sadness. Do not go around repeatedly telling yourself or others that “you […]
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“Awakening is not changing who you are but discarding who you are not.” Deepak Chopra By experiencing more of our true nature, we can reduce suffering and experience more joy even while everything outside is in a chaos. To experience our true nature, we need to remove obstacles to it which are our ego […]
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One of the most read popular blogs in the past ten years is titled “You matter”. Why this subject is so popular? I think deep down we know our presence matters and makes a difference. However sometimes our mind and our environment creates doubt within us and convince us otherwise. We are sometimes negligent to […]
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Why would you want to be more aware? Is awareness free? What is your understanding of awareness? Awareness Awareness is a bitter pill which brings your freedom Its bitterness is about shattering your images The bitterness is emptying you from all beliefs and stories The bitterness is accepting your own arrogance and ignorance The bitterness […]
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Have you wondered why so many mystics welcome grief and hardships? What one gains from welcoming them? Are they crazy? Not so. I think there are two important factors to consider: 1- Practicing surrender Surrender shuts off our mind in picking, choosing and judging and allowing us to experience life. This applies in both expanding (i.e. […]
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Why would someone say, “I am just a …..” What will that person gain or lose as the result of narrowly defining his/her abilities? Last weekend, my new neighbor’s brand new truck broke down in the middle of street. As I was leaving the house to go to gym, I asked him what is going […]
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Imagine you were a small child and you were invited to a Halloween party that you had to make your own mask. You rushed, dressed up and made a mask based on what was going in your life. You wanted to make sure your mask stayed on for the party so you found a special […]
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How do you react to a situation that you want it to change and you feel you cannot do it? What is your internal dialogue? You are unhappy in your current job and feel a lot of stress. What do you say to yourself? “I am stuck at this job. I have to pay the […]
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What would you do differently if you were told that you had three months to live and you had enough money to spend on whatever you wanted? I took a class two weeks ago, and as part of the class I had to answer that question. I wrote: I am going to quit my job […]
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When we are attached to our beliefs, we may defend our beliefs at the cost of truth our integrity, and our peace of mind. Most of us are not aware of our attachment to our beliefs, yet we can identify others that are defensive and seem to be closed minded about their beliefs. Let us […]
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As part of life, most of us will experience loss of our parents which may shake foundation of our emotional and physical security. People react to a loss differently. Some stay angry about the loss. Some stay numb for a long time. Some feel guilty for not doing more with them when alive. Some are […]
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Why you are agitated? What are behind your fear and sadness? “I feel I am worthless”, “I feel I am not lovable”, and “God has forgotten about me” Wow, these are hurtful beliefs. I can understand how it has created lots of frustration, anger and fear in you since deep down you know they are […]
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Last weekend I was at a Starbucks enjoying a cup of tea. I was sharing a table with a young college student. Next to my table, there was a lady in her early seventies who started talking to the young girl asking her questions and later advising her about love and marriage. I like to […]
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Do you worry a lot? Worry is created from disconnect from higher Self and lack of faith and trust in the Universe. Worry has many forms: worry about health, any form of loss, finance, rejection, being wrong, ridiculed and not being good enough among many others. Worry is a form of protection to reduce the […]
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Do you often compare yourself with others? For most people I think the answer is yes and the deeper question is how often in a day do we engage in this behavior. Have you analyzed the source of most of your sadness? Can comparison with others be the source? You may be sad because you […]
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