Hugging the Porcupine or the Perils of an Open Heart
There is a common fallacy in the spiritual world that we should always approach others with a loving heart and be open to them no matter how they are. After all others are divine in nature are they not? There is a half-truth to this. All individuals are non-physical in their true nature but at […]
When Mr/Ms Right Turns into Mr/Ms Needs to Be Right
Everyone wants to meet Mr/Ms Right and when we do we are in heaven. There is a rainbow in every dark cloud and beauty in every sullen face we see. All that we see is the beloved’s visage and we feel their presence as a constant wave of bliss in our hearts. The romance phase […]
Getting the Inner Critic on your Side
Some of us have one or more troublesome inner voices that frequently put us down in our daily grind. It’s like we have a negative commentator in the audience in the theater of our lives: “You’ll never succeed”, “Who do you think you are thinking so highly of yourself?” “You’re an idiot” “Control yourself” “Just […]
Moving Forward with Backward Thinking
I don’t know about you but there have been many times in the past when I just didn’t know what choice to make. I would second guess myself after I made a choice and then go back on it. Or I would decide on something and become fearful that I’d made the wrong decision. It […]
Finding Light in our Darkest Times
There are times on the path of Awakeningthat the difficulties of life just get too overwhelmingand no matter what we try it’s just too bloody hard. The daily affirmation is just too shallow.The angel card message is too trite.The ascended master prayer is not answered.The divine light meditation did not soothe us. We thought that […]
Facing Loneliness on the Spiritual Path
One of the things that independent seekers face on the spiritual path is loneliness.It’s inevitable if we are committed to avoid taking on other’s belief systems and yearn to experience what is true for ourselves. In fact, succumbing to loneliness and trying to relieve it is sometimes the reason people become blind followers. They would […]
Is There Meaning in Poutine?
Years ago when my daughter was young, she liked to watch a children’s TV show on CBC called: The X. The show was famous for the weird, creative antics of the childhood stars. One month, in the late fall they organized an outdoor concert and show in Toronto. The main event was cooking the world’s […]
What to Do When Things Fall Apart
There are times in life when things can get tough. We can lose a job or a family member. An investment can go down the tube or we can get in an accident that can affect us physically. We never know when we can fall on hard times. This happened to me in 2010. My […]
Facing Your Fear
The other day a client of mine after a one-to-one self-inquiry session asked me a very important question: “What do you think is the one thing that stops people from having a better life?”I paused for a moment to consider this and let my mind flip though the filing cabinet of memories of working with […]
How Belief Traps You on the Spiritual Path.
Last week I had a long conversation with an individual in a religious movement. When he suggested that I was a fool for not accepting his beliefs that were embraced by millions of followers for thousands of years, I ended the conversation. This often happens with people in a fundamentalist path. When they cannot convince […]