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acceptance, Choices, confidence, finding peace, Guidance, Happiness, Higher Self, letting go, listening, Miracles, overwhelm, planning, purpose, sacrificing, Trust, Trusting the Universe, uncertainty, Worthiness

Does Surrender Require Sacrifice?
There have been several times in my life when I questioned God, how long until… I knew about the law of attraction. I knew about visualization. I knew about feeling as if the thing you wanted were already here. And I did those things. I went through the exercises and followed the rules, only to […]
acceptance, anxiety, Awareness, Choices, confidence, Guidance, listening, overwhelm, Trust, uncertainty

Regaining Sanity, Joy, and Freedom
A lot of times, we think of freedom as getting away from it all, going to the beach or mountains for a week and doing nothing. But that’s not really freedom, that’s called a break. Real freedom is when we can break free from our conditional habits and thoughts. Think about it, if we were […]
abundance, acceptance, change, confidence, finding peace, Guidance, guilt, Happiness, letting go, Love, Miracles, planning, rebuilding trust, sadness, Self-Acceptance, Trust, Trusting the Universe, Uncategorized, uncertainty, Worthiness

A Miraculous Life Does Not Mean a Perfect One
I used to think that if I were really doing this spirituality thing right, my life would be perfect – perfect home, perfect mate, perfect job, perfect bank account, perfect health – you get the picture. The truth is when I had my “perfect” life, it was anything but. Instead, I was anxious and unhappy, […]
acceptance, anxiety, change, Choices, confidence, depression, finding peace, Guidance, letting go, Love, Miracles, overwhelm, rebuilding trust, sadness, Self-Acceptance, Self-love, Trust, uncertainty

Relax and Let Go
Don’t you love the words, “let go”? They bring to mind that old commercial in the 80’s of the Nestle Tea plunge, where the guy falls backward into a pool of water with eyes closed and a big grin on his face. Totally trusting, totally carefree. And isn’t it interesting that we could all live […]
anxiety, Awareness, Choices, confidence, finding peace, Guidance, inner truth, letting go, listening, Miracles, overwhelm, Trust, uncertainty

Relax into the Unknowing
When I first had the inspiration to start a tutoring business, and later, a spiritual coaching business, I had no idea where to begin. As I learned more, I became overwhelmed by all the hoops I’d need to jump through in order to make this thing happen. After which, I’d run for the nearest […]
acceptance, Awareness, confidence, Guidance, inner truth, listening, purpose, Self-Acceptance, Self-Worth, Trust, Worthiness

Finding Your Purpose; Owning Your Gifts
I’d often thought, why couldn’t I have been satisfied with being a third-grade teacher? Why did I have to go upsetting the apple cart and venture down this road of entrepreneurship as a coach and healer? Life would have been a lot easier had I just stayed in Pennsylvania. But would it? When I […]
anxiety, change, finding peace, Guidance, letting go, listening, Miracles, overwhelm, the void, Trust, uncertainty

Space is Necessary for the New to Enter
I know, I know. In a world that values action, inaction can seem like self-sabotage. At the very least, it feels incredibly wrong and indicative of losing out in some way. Inaction is uncomfortable. It makes us squirm and worry over what we’re not doing or should be doing or are doing wrong. Oh, […]
anxiety, change, Choices, confidence, finding peace, Guidance, Higher Self, inner truth, letting go, Miracles, overwhelm, planning, the void, Trust, uncertainty

You Will Know Your Truth When You Feel Peace
Back in 2005, I was teaching my first year at low income school in South Carolina. Every day felt like one more step into my own prison. I had loved teaching in Pennsylvania for the last 12 years, but here, there was too much stress, too much demand, and too little time. I was […]
acceptance, Choices, confidence, depression, finding peace, Guidance, inner truth, letting go, listening, Miracles, overwhelm, relationships, sadness, Self-Care, Self-love, Trust

You Can Only Receive in This Moment
Her mind had been ruminating over some big questions lately, regarding a new home and career. The future loomed large, but instead of researching answers, she found herself spending a few hours googling beach retreats. Guilt ridden, she said, “Maybe I’m just trying to run away from my problems and my family. Everyone is getting […]
anxiety, change, Choices, confidence, finding peace, Guidance, Higher Self, letting go, listening, Miracles, overwhelm, Trust

Finding Clarity in the Moment
It doesn’t take much. I have my plans for the day, and then something unexpected comes up and all my little “plans” go out the window. This used to throw me into a tailspin, depending on how big the change. And nothing hit harder than when it came to my pocketbook. A client would cancel […]