Good morning, gratitude

Thank you for abundant truth Thank you for everlasting love Thank you for radiant, vibrant health Thank you for freedom from fear Thank you for abundant earthly resources Thank you for physical and spiritual endurance Thank you for allowing me to see the future through the newness of each day Thank you for joyous, compassionate [...]

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Candle Ritual Redux

The Wise have long known the power of words to shape reality. In late summer 2009, I posted a simple candle ritual I’ve recently revised and started using again.

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A Simple Candle Ritual

I’ve taken to reciting the following each day before beginning my morning meditation, as I light a candle on my altar. I’ve found it quite moving and profound, in spite of its simplicity: May I be like this candle – a gentle and unwavering light in the world, radiating warmth and illuminating truth. And So It Is.  

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The Nature of Joy, Part II: Compassion

Compassion is to joy as as air is to life. On a spiritual and emotional level, I stumbled and fell last weekend. The preceding week offered many challenges, not the least of which was my partner’s possible job loss as part of a sweeping layoff at his company. After getting the news Friday that he’d still have [...]

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The Nature of Joy, Part I

These thoughts are not revolutionary; many who’ve gone before have spoken or written these words. In my case however, knowing these truths and experiencing them have been two entirely different things until very recently. The true meaning of joy is becoming less a mystery to me with each passing day. If this sounds profound, I believe it is. If this sounds haughty, know that [...]

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The Birth of the Warrior – Part II

In The Birth of the Warrior Part I, I shared an affirmation that served as the foundation for a powerful healing ritual I recently performed. In today’s post I’d like to discuss the shadow the Warrior cannot exist without, the Victim. The Victim is that part of me that values safety above all else. It doesn’t matter what must be sacrificed to maintain this [...]

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The Birth of the Warrior – Part I

I thank the Victim for showing me the path to the Warrior. With gratitude and compassion I now dismiss the Victim, and bid him farewell for the rest of this lifetime and beyond. Let the Warrior now be born! Yesterday I did a spontaneous ritual centered on this affirmation. It comes from what I’ve named “The Contract [...]

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Crossroads

I’m ready to live in the peaceful pro-active instead of the chaotic reactive. Are my expectations too high? Is the drama of daily life something no one can really escape from? If so, how are we ever to find true happiness and lasting peace? If not, why haven’t I achieved it yet?

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