When there is a completion, new doors open unto you. You are trained from youth to keep seeking new goals, to the point that the goal often becomes the reason for doing the deed while much is lost during the journey. To increase your sense of contentment, pay more attention to what is occurring in the moment. For example, while eating, do you pay any mind to the plants and animals that gave their life for you? Do you savor the flavor of every bite?…

THINK AGAIN If you are continually focused on being a victim and believe that everyone is out to get you or that you have chronic bad luck, this is what you will continue to attract to you. Your thoughts and what you pay attention to creates your reality. In every situation, there will be people who see blessings and those who will focus on its curses. The good news is you have the ability within yourself to transcend negative thinking. Once you gain control of…

Release the worries of the day. In your inner mind, visualize yourself at the seashore. Feel yourself laying comfortably on a blanket with the sun warm on your skin. Taste the light salty breeze. Hear the waves gently lapping on the shore with the seagulls in the distance. What problems and issues are weighing on your mind today? Bring them up, one by one and lay them onto the barge, docked at the water’s edge. Then watch as the barge leaves the dock and slowly…

Your future begins now, in this moment. No matter what you have experienced in the past, the Path you walk today is new. Take time to quiet your mind and relax your body. Take a few moments to breathe in and out, releasing the thoughts and cares of the day. Feel your muscles relax while focusing on your breathing. Take a moment to reflect on the circumstances of your life. Feel gratitude for each of the blessings that comes to your mind. Choose one area…

There are many signs that allow you to know when you are on the path leading to your passion. These include a feeling of "knowing," goose bumps, when everything easily falls into place, luminosity (when things seem to glow), and extraordinary happenings, coincidences and synchronicities, to name a few. In addition, there are your thoughts, words, emotions and behaviors. Choose love in all situations. If love seems to be too far out of your reach, focus on kindness, to yourself and others. Seek the advice…

Many beliefs are set up as a form of protection or a reaction to unpleasant events. However, they may not be relevant to your life today. When these buttons are pushed by others, it sometimes leads to confusion. You wonder to yourself, “Why did that bother me so much?” Pay attention to these thoughts. When they arise, take time to go within and find when this feeling first started. You may uncover layers of beliefs and negative thinking as you go. Look at the beliefs…

There is nothing wrong with doubt, for there are many false teachers and many invalid responses to scientific query. However, instilled within you is a way of knowing what is true and what is the best solution for whatever you seek. How can you tap into this knowingness to such a degree that you move beyond doubt? Can you recall moments when you just knew something was going to happen and it did? Have you ever been thinking about calling someone on the phone, while…

Do you feel stuck when it comes to fully giving and receiving love? Have your past hurts caused you to mistrust the motives of others? Do you tend to “people please” as a way to anchor love in a relationship? Take time each day to meditate upon the things you are doing or are avoiding doing. Choose what you wish to experience and say, “no, thank you” to anything that leads away from your goals. With the help of your Inner Spirit, which is your…

Have you discovered the bonds that material objects hold on you? Take stock of how much time, money and energy is needed to purchase, maintain and replace the physical items you have amassed. How many of these items brought you true joy? How long did that joy last before you were online shopping for something else to fulfill your desire? Take notice of the people that you associate with. Do you bring joy to each other? When you expect something in return for your efforts,…