Practical Wisdom for Clarity, Freedom, and Happiness

“Sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness.” Galway Kinnell

You, at the core of your being, are so incredibly lovely. Have you forgotten? Well, this is your reminder.

Maybe it’s necessary to relearn your loveliness. Just reading these words, can you find it?

Beneath the habits and struggles, beyond the mind-imposed limitations, outside the noise of should’s and have to’s, you are lovely. Take away everything that troubles you ... Read entire article

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” ~Charles R. Swindoll

It’s in there, I know it is. Underneath the mental noise, habits, and distractions, there it is, clear as day…your inner truth.

If you’ve ever been confused or wondered why you got into the same situation again for the millionth time, it might be worth your while to quiet down and listen. Your ... Read entire article

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” ~Charles R. Swindoll

It’s in there, I know it is. Underneath the mental noise, habits, and distractions, there it is, clear as day…your inner truth.

If you’ve ever been confused or wondered why you got into the same situation again for the millionth time, it might be worth your while to quiet down and listen. Your ... Read entire article

“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” ~Norman Cousins

Is your daily life filled with struggle? Are you prone to feeling stressed, out of sorts, and just plain unhappy?

It is absolutely true that a peaceful life is possible for you. It’s not going to happen by magic, and it might take a while for the changes to settle ... Read entire article

“We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.” ~Rabindranath Tagore

When I was 40, I was on top of the world. I was fit and healthy, and I thought I had it all together. Until I was slammed with an unusual medical problem that required two major surgeries to fix. My overriding thought? “This shouldn’t be happening to me.”

I was carrying an assumption that young, healthy people ... Read entire article

“Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you.” ~Jean Paul Sartre

Still plagued by your past? Then this post is for you. But only if you want to be free, only if you want to know the open-heartedness and enthusiasm for life that come with making peace with the past.

As you probably know, sometimes events from the past have a mind of their own. Memories keep recirculating ... Read entire article

“Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.” ~Jose Ortega y Gassett

“Oh, what I would do to shut down my mind.” These are the words from an email I received from one of our readers here at A Flourishing Life. “I long for peace and serenity amidst the chaos of my life, ” she continues, “yet I am so quickly ... Read entire article

Note: Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to fill out the survey (it’s still available) and send me your feedback by email. One person mentioned how much she appreciated this post, which was published about a year and a half ago. Here it is again, revised. Consider it as a love letter, or a prayer. Please enjoy.

“Silence is a source of great strength.” ~Lao ... Read entire article

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“From where we are there is always a path toward love. What takes discipline is continually choosing that path.” ~Jesse Pender

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Who you are is unbounded consciousness.

You are aware! You are alive!

Everything you experience is you – it couldn’t be otherwise.

You are unlimited awareness, not resisting anything, including everything.

You are completely at peace.

You are not:

You are the awareness in which all of this appears.

As you find your way home,

As you shift from your ... Read entire article