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I had deep feelings of despair from a very young age. I looked everywhere, and in everything that the world says we can find happiness and fulfillment, but it always ended up like sand in my hand, leaving me with a deeper sense of emptiness.

I found an indescribable sense of peace only after I began Continue Reading »

It can certainly look like some people are anything but a blessing. When I am willing, in some measure, to accept the idea that everything is a gift, I find my greatest challenges often transform into the greatest blessings.


A friend of mine went to a benefit at the local zoo when her friend unexpectedly pressed her hands against the great ape glass enclosure and repeated, “I love you,” over and over. After several repetitions, a large silver-back sauntered over to the glass, placed his hands over hers, and looked into her eyes. She repeated this same exercise with the camels, and they, too, approached her. (And then some men in white coats came and “escorted” her out. Wink.)


I love animals, and as much as I don’t know if I would do this, it did get me thinking. Continue Reading »

We can be so afraid of the unknown. We sometimes even cling to the most terrible things because we believe they’re still better than the unknown. So what do we do? Particularly when we see something that scares us on the horizon? Continue Reading »

When we hold onto what needs to fall away and keep looking in the rearview mirror, we miss the new blossoms coming into view.  There are always new blossoms, but we can’t see them as long as we are looking in the opposite direction.

As we begin to take our focus off of the past, we can sometimes feel Continue Reading »

Like the Sun, the light is always shining within, but sometimes we have to pass through some dark clouds to see it.

Hang on. Don’t be fooled by the darkness; when we pass through, it’s sometimes an indication that we are moving closer to that light. We will never be left in the dark. We all push through eventually and blossom. It’s our destiny to blossom.

I know it can seem challenging, but the best way Continue Reading »

The past is like clouds blocking the ever-shining sun. We think that clinging to it will somehow bring us happiness. We think about all the things that should or shouldn’t have happened and cling to the things we liked (or loved), believing that doing this will somehow bring us what we want.

If we are really, really Continue Reading »

This inner voice is called many things. By whatever name one chooses to give it, I discovered that learning how to hear it and follow its guidance is the most important thing there is to do.

I’ve heard this voice in too many ways to count: Sometimes, it’s Continue Reading »

It can sometimes seem like nothing is happening, but deep roots are growing beneath the surface to support the magnificent blessings that will eventually sprout. The key in life is to learn not to judge or draw conclusions based on how things appear but to look deeper, beyond appearances, to the light that is always shining.

I began to see this light by getting Continue Reading »

Seeing the good in everything doesn’t mean we look at fear, pain, and suffering (in whatever form), slap some lipstick on it, and call it good.

Imagine that you’ve never Continue Reading »