Chains by Rob Nov 3, 2016 The road your self must journey on lies in polishing the heart. It is not by rebellion and discord that the heart’s mirror is polished free of the rust of hypocrisy and unbelief: your mirror is polished by your certitude – by the unalloyed purity of your faith. Break free from your chains you have forged about yourself; for you will be free when you are free of clay. The body is dark – the heart is...
Read MoreJust Unceremoniously Come Back To It by Rebekah March 9, 2016 I love my daily breathing/meditation practice. I love writing in my journal. I love cooking myself healthy food. I love sitting in my favorite chair with a steaming hot cup of tea. I love diving into a good book that is nearly impossible to put down. I love practicing yoga, and walking in nature, and lazy Sunday mornings spent lounging in bed. I love the feeling of having a...
Read MoreBuilding Relationships on Growth and Love by Vanessa February 1, 2016 Children absorb and mimic the world around them. My parents, limited by their own conditioning, weren’t equipped to teach me how to consciously relate with myself and others…and even after years of talk therapy, I found myself repeating the same relationship patterns I’d learned as a child. Maybe you can relate? It wasn’t until I was in my 30s and...
Read MoreI Nearly Purchased A Scale by Rebekah January 25, 2016 It’s the end of January and for many of us, that means one thing: failure. A few weeks ago was New Year’s Day, a day notoriously filled with hopeful thinking and dramatic resolutions about how we can improve our lives in the coming year: This year I will eat healthy food, lose weight, be hotter, find the man of my dreams, and finally live happily ever after. This year I will stop...
Read MoreAll she had to do was put on her Shoes… by Tim December 1, 2015 It happened so quickly. One minute my eight year old daughter and I were preparing to go on a bike ride, leaving her grandfather to watch the football game. The next minute, I’m screaming at my daughter for not being ready, then in my father-in-law’s face because he got involved in the situation. All she had to do was put her shoes on and we would have been on our...
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