The only thing more exhausting than being depressed is pretending that you’re not. Anonymous DISCLAIMER: This post is NOT about how to rid yourself of depression or any intense, uncomfortable emotion. Just the opposite! If you truly desire emotional freedom, gather up your courage and keep reading. Overwhelmed I woke today (and yesterday to be… Continue reading Invite Your Demons to Tea
Author: Lee Byrd
Where is the Grace?
Another explainable, alarming act of violence dominating our media. Memphis officials released a video of police officers beating a young man to death. To say it is difficult to watch is an understatement. It is meant to be difficult. It is meant to make us uncomfortable. It is meant to horrify. Where is the Grace?… Continue reading Where is the Grace?
Grace
You were born into a state of grace. It is impossible for you to leave it. You cannot fall out of grace, nor can it be taken from you. You can ignore it. You can hold beliefs that blind you to its existence. You will still be graced but unable to perceive your own uniqueness… Continue reading Grace
Inherent Wisdom
Inherent Wisdom: Remembering Who We Are Recognize and reach out to the inherent great power within you. Lailah Gifty Inherent wisdom is our innate ability to know and embrace our True Divine Nature, which is the intrinsic, fundamental foundation of our spiritual and emotional well being. It’s who we are at the core of our… Continue reading Inherent Wisdom
Consciously Creating the Life of My Dreams
Creation is Existence’s response to your vibration, whether that vibration is conscious or unconscious. Your thought processes, your emotional processes are there all the time. Alcazar How Can I Begin to Focus on the Life of My Dreams? There is a rich practice where, at the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve, we leave… Continue reading Consciously Creating the Life of My Dreams
My First Teacher: Ram Dass
1931 – 2019 More than 50 years ago, while hanging out at a friends place, I saw this book on the table, Be Here Now. I had no idea who Ram Dass was but the book’s title intrigued me, so I sat down and started reading. This was in the early 70s. I was seeking… Continue reading My First Teacher: Ram Dass
Step Into Your Life As It Is Now
How Can I Step Into Now? Gratitude is one of the most effective ways to getting in touch with your Soul. Deepak Chopra Gratitude is the foundation of our courage to step into our life as it is right now. Gratitude for ourselves is simply Self-Love. It strengthens the ability to be fully present and… Continue reading Step Into Your Life As It Is Now
Stop Your Boo-hooing!
Actually, grief hurts and boo-hooing helps ease that pain. Grief is our emotional response to loss. It is generally associated with the loss of a loved one but also arises with any loss such as a terminal medical diagnosis, or the loss of a job, marriage, or home. Grief is often extremely intense and overwhelming… Continue reading Stop Your Boo-hooing!
Emotions
Emotions, like our breath, come and go. Certain circumstances trigger cellular memories and our emotional body goes into reactivity, which is normal. This response happens to absolutely everyone. All the great spiritual teachers throughout millennia have spoken this truth: reactivity naturally arises, freedom comes when we don’t attached. And that is the secret in a… Continue reading Emotions
Surrender to Oneness
There was another senseless mass shooting in my community recently. Six people plus the shooter died. First I railed, crying, screaming, begging the Divine for answers. Why did this happen and when will it end? I did not want to hear that this was the victims’ and the perpetrator’s destiny. I did not want to… Continue reading Surrender to Oneness