Loving kindness meditation or metta meditation as it’s referred to in Buddhism, is a practice that cultivates love and kindness for oneself and others. Most of us spend so much time and energy focused on externals such as work, family, friends, finances, judgments, comparisons and ruminating about the past and future, that we drain our [...]
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Christian College Students – How to Stay Spiritual at School
It can be challenging to stay spiritual at school for Christian college students – but it’s not impossible! These five tips for spiritual growth will help college students stay connected to God. Before the tips, a quip: “What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians.” ~ Samuel Adams. [...]
How Empaths Can Create Healthy Boundaries
Empaths are extremely sensitive to other peoples’ energy and therefore need to create healthy boundaries. As caring and responsive people, they instantly tune into friends’ problems, take on family members’ emotions, and carry the pain of the world if they’re not careful. Like sponges, they absorb energy around them making it challenging to be in [...]
Find Inner Peace by Letting Go of Overwhelm and Busyness
In order to find inner peace, you need to let go of overwhelm and busyness, at least for a moment. Our society is filled with so many things to do, places to be, and people to contact – who has time for inner stillness and peace? So often, when I ask friends how they are [...]
Relieve Stress Symptoms with Spiritual Energy Balancing Tools
There are four simple spiritual energy balancing tools to help people relieve stress symptoms instantly. But it requires doing them instead of unconsciously jumping into a flight, fight or freeze reaction during a stressful situation. When a crisis occurs or a deadline looms, or the pressure builds beyond the ability to cope, many people revert [...]
During the Full Moon Let Go of the Past and Release Negativity
As the moon waxes from an arc to a full moon it represents growth and expansion. When it reaches its fullest illumination it symbolizes completion. This is a perfect time to let go of the past and release negativity from your life. When you’ve finished a project, you admire it and move on. When your closet [...]
Discover Yourself Beyond Your Life Roles
Who are you beyond your life roles? As you discover yourself beyond all the roles you play, masks you wear and ideologies you invest in, you touch into the truth of who you are: a spacious, eternal spiritual being. Living life from your authentic self is liberating. You release petty judgments, become bigger than others’ opinions [...]
How to Reverse Negative Energy in Your Life
“How do I reverse negative energy in my life?” asked a reader on my article about producing positive energy. If we attract positive energy and have the power to create negative situations, then can’t we reverse the negativity we’ve created? You better believe it! Check this out: “You can use your life in a very useful and intelligent [...]
