Developing a daily spiritual practice takes time and dedication. At first it may feel forced or uncomfortable, but overtime it will become the foundation for your spiritual life. It’s amazing how most of us grow up learning healthy habits for our mind and body, but not for our soul. We know too well the benefits …
You don’t have to wait until you die and leave this body to surrender to your spiritual self and the God of your heart. Instead, you can choose to trust your higher self to guide you through life. Why not experience the peace, joy and freedom of being cared for and looked after every day? …
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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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We can learn many life lessons on love from Mother Teresa’s dedicated efforts to help the dying and destitute. Through simple acts of kindness and charity she taught the world to be more loving and compassionate. We don’t have to do missionary work in India or Africa to help heal the world – we can …
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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 …
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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 …
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Stress affects us mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. When we ease stress with meditation, prayer or creative visualization, we become more mindful of what we need in order to create balance in our life. “Cultivating mindfulness can lead to the discovery of deep realms of relaxation, calmness and insights within yourself,” notes Jon Kabat-Zinn in …
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Deepening your relationship to the God of your heart will take you into a fuller experience of yourself as a spiritual being and open you to an abundance of love, joy and trust. These higher states of being are always there for us to tune into, but like the sun obscured by the clouds, our …
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What’s the difference between prayer, meditation and visualization? It depends on how they are defined and used. While praying is often viewed as communicating with an external higher power, meditation involves connecting with something deeper and internal. Many would say they are the same thing – a spiritual connection – just different processes. Visualization doesn’t have to …
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Transformational coach and energy healer Gini Grey – my partner here on Quips and Tips for Spiritual Seekers – describes why balancing your body’s energies can help your physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Before her tips, a quip: “Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” ~ Hippocrates. …
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