Kindness is compassion in action. It is a way of taking the vital human emotions of empathy or sympathy and channeling those emotions into a real-life confrontation with ruthlessness, abandonment, thoughtlessness, loneliness—all the myriad ways, every single day, we find ourselves suffering or witnessing suffering in others. Yet growing up I had the impression that … Continue reading What is Kindness?
From gut feelings that warn you when something feels off, to helping you make better informed decisions, your sixth sense is your own, built-in "wisdom channel." It can help navigate and guide you through life’s challenges with greater clarity. It also plays an integral role in helping you live a life of greater purpose, authenticity … Continue reading Mine Your Power!
Say you’ve been experiencing a slump in your life. You know things could be better! In fact, they have been better. You just need to get back to that; back to who or where you were before. The thing is, you’ve tried everything you can think of already to shift it. You’ve tried to pick up a … Continue reading I want to Want to Meditate!
Self-care begins with your soul's inner light. I know, I know, sounds vague, right?But it's true! And I promise you, it isn't as "out there" and contrived as it tends to sound to you... (I say this because initially, it did to me when I heard it in readings I had for myself!). When you … Continue reading What the Heck is Self-Care?!
Here you are, you've decided to embrace your inner sense of spirituality. You’ve made the commitment. You’ve set aside the time for spiritual direction. But you wonder about resources. You may be looking for a go-to person, a mentor, some kind of spiritual counselor. You should have someone with whom you can consult and to … Continue reading Finding Your Spiritual Mentor
The term “radical acceptance” is used by many Buddhists to refer to the practice of sitting with your situation—just as it is–and feeling your emotions–just as they are–for a period of time. What I always find fascinating about our emotions is that they can, and very often do, have a relatively short lifespan. Our emotions … Continue reading What is “Radical Acceptance”?
I feel guided to share some thoughts about soulmates and spiritual romantic love. I think the idea of “soulmates” has been widely misunderstood, and in general, I think the purpose of the loving partnerships that we can engage in has been wholly hijacked by the heterosexual “til-death-do-us-part” ideology that has been married, if you will, … Continue reading Are Soulmates Real?
In general, as spiritual beings, we know the importance of establishing boundaries with other people for our own mental health and protection. However, it can be difficult to set your own boundaries when you're not even sure what they are or how to do it. When I first started doing healing work, I wasn't sure … Continue reading Boundaries: An Act of Love for Self
You must expect challenges when you're on the path to becoming a more sensitive, spiritual person. Some challenges are unavoidable, but personal perspective is in fact a choice. These struggles don't have to feel like struggles. We can and do choose how to respond to any issue every single day. For some of us, however, … Continue reading Roadblocks En Route to Becoming Spiritual
It took me years to realize it, but I have been (and still am sometimes) guilty of self-sabotage. This is what I wanted to discuss in this entry. In fact, I wanted to take an objective look at this toxic behavior and identify why we do it. When I first got sober, almost 11 years … Continue reading Recognizing (and Eliminating) Toxic Behaviors
Louis Grassi 