“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.”  Isaiah 43:18   How do I know if I am fighting a battle that is not mine? Am I trying to control someone or something outside of myself? I have said over and over that I am the only one that I have any control over. When I forget that and things start getting hectic, the angels always help me to remember that fact. I only have control over myself – my thoughts, my words and my actions. When I am focused on anything or anyo

“Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret .”- Don Miguel Ruiz   There are days in our lives when we simply do not feel our best. Aches and pains are part of the earthly journey. Bodies get tired. Emotions fluctuate. Circumstances change. On those days it can feel easier to crawl under

"Live out of your imagination, not your history."  Stephen Covey   There is a sacred difference between remembering and reliving. History has its place. It holds lessons. It carries wisdom. It reminds us how strong we have been. But history was never meant to become a prison cell. When we live from our history, we often move through life cautiously. We brace for disappointment because we’ve known it before. We guard our hearts because they have been wounded. We hesitate to tr

“But I can say that life is good to me. Has been and is good. So I think my task is to be good to it. So how do you be good to life? You live it.”  Morgan Freeman     There is something so beautifully simple about these words. No pretense. No spiritual gymnastics. No complicated formulas for happiness. Just truth. Life is good. And when we recognize that, our responsibility becomes clear: we are invited to be good to life in return. Yet, as humans, the angels say that we ofte

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference.” - Robert Frost.   Once again, I found myself back on the road… or as Gene Autry so joyfully sang, “back in the saddle again.” There is something about the open road that feels like home to my soul. As I drove away, my heart held both gratitude and tenderness. Leaving my sister behind was not easy. There was sweetness in our time together and sadness in the goodbye. Y

"Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering." - Dalai Lama   Compassion is not a soft sentiment reserved for moments when life feels calm and kind. It is an active force—one that rises from empathy and moves us toward loving action. To be compassionate is to notice suffering and then choose to respond with wisdom rather than judgment, with kindness rather than indifference. True compassion asks something of us. It invites us to see beyond our own experiences and

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein   Sometimes, even when the heart is eager and willing, the body quietly asks for stillness. I noticed it when two days passed without opening my computer—something that almost never happens for me. After seventy-five days in foreign lands, filled with sacred encounters, soul-stretching adventures, and profound spiritual growth, it was time to return home. What I gathered on that jou

“If with kindly generosity One merely has the wish to soothe The aching hearts of other beings, Such merit has no bounds.”  Quan Yin   I...

“A Warrior of the Light values a child’s eyes because they are able to look at the world without bitterness. When he wants to find out if...

“And love is a force much misunderstood by humans, who put it into a very tiny, narrow little box.” ― Dolores Cannon I’ve been thinking...