Personal Reality – The Silence Within

World Peace Starts with Me

World Peace Starts with Me Many people are concerned with all the devastation they see around the world. Between mass shootings, floods, fires, famine and poverty, people are getting bogged down with simple survival or the fear it creates.

World Peace Starts with Me

Many people are concerned with all the devastation they see around the world. Between mass shootings, floods, fires, famine and poverty, people are getting bogged down with simple survival or the fear it creates.

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Master the Mind

Master the Mind We are what we think. This ancient wisdom, echoed by philosophers and spiritual leaders for centuries, is now finding common ground with modern science. Emerging research suggests that our thoughts can indeed shape our reality, influencing everything from our health to our experiences. For instance, the placebo effect demonstrates how belief alone … Continue reading “Master the Mind”

Master the Mind

We are what we think. This ancient wisdom, echoed by philosophers and spiritual leaders for centuries, is now finding common ground with modern science. Emerging research suggests that our thoughts can indeed shape our reality, influencing everything from our health to our experiences. For instance, the placebo effect demonstrates how belief alone can lead to real physiological changes, while neuroplasticity shows how repeated thoughts rewire the brain. Our perceptions aren’t passive; they’re active constructions that filter and form the world around us. If these ideas resonate with you, why not explore them personally and see how they transform your life?

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Do We Cage Our Hearts?

Do We Cage Our Hearts? The world seems so vast and complicated. People, places, systems, doctrines, philosophies and the endless structures we built around what is right and what is wrong. But I ask myself, what if all this is just a mind trap, designed to keep me so busy trying to figure everything out, … Continue reading “Do We Cage Our Hearts?”

Do We Cage Our Hearts?

The world seems so vast and complicated. People, places, systems, doctrines, philosophies and the endless structures we built around what is right and what is wrong. But I ask myself, what if all this is just a mind trap, designed to keep me so busy trying to figure everything out, that I just simply get lost? Lost where? Lost in the mind and away from my heart.

I have come to understand that real life force energy vibrates and thrives in my heart center. The more time I spend in my mind, the less love, power and creativity I experience. When I think too much I also lose my ability to connect. My thoughts and endless thinking keep me separated from others and in a state of analysis. Love energy is acceptance, and seeks to unite us. When I feel love, I feel safe, secure and that I have a place in the universe along with everyone else.

Perhaps it is all an elaborate trick. Have I caged my heart to follow my head? After all, my mind is very smart and has so many great ideas. I must look carefully to see what the mind has created for me to chase around and pursue. What causes and important issues has the mind sent me to participate in? I am beginning to think the mind may not be the superior being it proclaims to be. I have begun to question everything as I seek to understand why I am doing all this running around. Does it make me feel important? Does it somehow add perceived meaning to my life? Who taught me that these causes were important and necessary? You see, the more time I spend chasing problems around, the less time I will have to sit in my heart energy and the less time I will have to experience love.

Do you remember what it feels like to bask in the love, acceptance and joy that radiates from your heart center when you can sit quietly and open the cage? I think I do, and thus I ask myself, what is it I do each day that keeps me from experiencing love, I think I should stop that.

What does it mean to build cities, roads, shopping malls, systems of political control and rules for society, if the participants walk through dull and uninspired, unable to love freely and vibrate with joy?

What have we really created but pretty cages to jail our hearts and souls? A life lived without joy is a life trapped in the dungeons of the mind. Oh we can be very busy building and sorting our dungeons but they are still dungeons – underground and away from the light. Only by centering in the heart can we know true love. Only by opening the heart energy and extending to enfold others in our love can we really know joy. Only by radiating love and joy can we open the cage the mind has created for our hearts and expand our awareness to a full understanding of what we are doing here. I think I will give up my self-righteous effort to change the world, design better systems, and my zealous attempt to right all the wrongs in the world. I think I will simply try to find my heart center, vibrate it open, share it and awaken my expanded view of all that is…then I will know how to really live.

“Silence is the essence of the heart. Become aware of the times when you are breathing in a shallow way and bring your awareness to your thoughts. You will see that your mind is chattering. None of these thoughts has depth or significance. If you relax and breathe deeply, these thoughts will fly away like startled birds. And then you will abide in the heart.”

Paul Ferrini – Silence of the Heart

The Power of Self-Discovery

The True Power of Self-Discovery Most of the time when we are feeling weak and vulnerable, it is because we just don’t know who we are and how we fit into life. We feel stressed and anxious because we are trying so hard to meet the expectations of others and fit in. We look to … Continue reading “The Power of Self-Discovery”

The True Power of Self-Discovery

Most of the time when we are feeling weak and vulnerable, it is because we just don’t know who we are and how we fit into life. We feel stressed and anxious because we are trying so hard to meet the expectations of others and fit in. We look to the world around us, we watch how others behave and try to emulate their actions and beliefs.

But this is crap! We feel weak because we are living a fake life. Our full energy is not in the game. We just try to use our mind to match what we see and think is expected of us.

Real power comes from living each day, body, mind and spirit, all in, fully engaged, and experiencing ourselves as we explore life. We don’t give a crap about fitting in, we are souls on fire, experiencing, living, learning, even getting bounced around unpleasantly as we learn though mistakes. But we don’t care, we play we laugh and we share with others.

What a fun ride it could all be. The unfortunate part is that most people will never experience this kind of life. They are too busy restricting their energy waiting to see how they think others want them to live. We have been tricked by society, into believing that security, safety and acceptance resides in learning to play by the rules and please others. But ha ha, that’s the joke, this only leads to trapped lives.

But how do we find this inner truth that will set us free? How do we know how to play all in, body mind and spirit?

It all starts with self-discovery. Ask yourself, Who am I? What did I come here to learn? What do I already know to be true for me? Who are my true playmates, the ones that can engage me, challenge me, motivate me and share my joy? Who can play at the same level as me and will love the journey with me?

The family and friends that you came into the game with may not be the playmates that help open you to your true power, they may be the tricksters that are trying to keep you trapped.

Either way, the journey to self-discovery is the way to open to power, passion and playmates. Don’t wait for permission, start reinventing your life today. Start the journey inward to find the keys to unlock the doors to your soul and show you the roadmap to blissful living and your true power.

If you get lost and need help consider some guided self-discovery coaching.

The White Witch

The Original White Witch Do you find yourself drawn to using herbs and natural healing instead of always turning to the medical? Do you feel the life force in crystals, rocks, plants and trees? Do you love time alone to feel the sun on your face and the breeze against your skin? Does the silence … Continue reading “The White Witch”

The Original White Witch

Do you find yourself drawn to using herbs and natural healing instead of always turning to the medical? Do you feel the life force in crystals, rocks, plants and trees? Do you love time alone to feel the sun on your face and the breeze against your skin? Does the silence call to you, so you can listen to the unseen voices of the cosmos?

If you can relate to any of these experiences perhaps you have some witchy connections in your ancestry. The original, organic witches were not a religious organization, but rather those that felt the call of a certain way of life. They learned about herbs and the power of the earth from mothers and grandmothers and became connected to the energy of all living beings. Their extra awareness and perception of the life forces in and around people gave them an understanding that helped people heal and rebalance their lives.

They did not see themselves as special or as part of some cult, group or religious organization, they just experienced a connection with nature and energy that transformed the way they lived. Building an organizational structure with rules and doctrines would be the farthest thing from their truth.

They worked to discover deeper and more intimate connections with life and nature. It was how they lived and the calling they experienced. The fact that some began to group together in times of fear and persecution allowed them to become labelled and defined. But this was never the original goal, the original white witches lived by a calling to connect and dance with the energy of the universe, to confront the essential and elemental resonance of life.

Their existence was defined by their inner guidance system. Intuition and the energy of earth and spirit became their teachers.

They lived in the now. By embracing each day fully, they were able to look for and experience the rich depth of life by confronting everything that was present in each moment.

Love was the central theme. They understood self-love and their interconnectedness with all that existed. They knew that when they truly loved themselves, loving those around them was easy. If they could not find the love within, they would never know how to share love fully with others.

Learning and study was central to their day. They knew to pay attention to what was going on in their lives as all the lessons they needed would happen in each and every moment. They sought to connect and master their mental and emotional skills and the environments they lived in.

Joy became the way to master energy. Without the presence of joy they would not encounter the higher vibrational energy of life. Crafting and shaping life took energy and intent, and only the vibrations of love and joy could create the finest results.

In general these women were uninterested in structure and rules and did not really understand the need to build, attain and accomplish things in society. They were called to develop a deep and meaningful relationship with all that is. Seeking a unity with the cosmos and gentleness with all beings. Their freedom and grace left them often misunderstood by those who sought to control and shape society. Thus they tended to keep to themselves and live independently.

They carry on even today in the quiet reaches of society. Although many have been manipulated in their early years to conform and fit into society, they will always sense that something isn’t right, that they are living contrary to their inner calling. There are so many discontent women in our society, and for many it is their witchy roots that will not let them totally fit in. But we are becoming free, the quickening of our white witch heritage is stirring and we are refusing to live as others expect us to. We are boldly awakening to our intuitive wisdom.

I know you are out there. Kindred spirits that are uncomfortable with the acceptable path of society. Be free, be brave and return to your center of power. You will once again merge with the energy of the cosmos and dance with the flow of joy in life. Today can be the start of your return to yourself.

Unconditional Love

Do we really understand unconditional love? It is a beautiful concept, unconditional love. Some people may even believe they understand it. But we are not really a society that promotes this intention. Those that truly love unconditionally would be considered naive and cautioned to step back and protect themselves. We seem to believe that love … Continue reading “Unconditional Love”

Do we really understand unconditional love?

It is a beautiful concept, unconditional love. Some people may even believe they understand it. But we are not really a society that promotes this intention. Those that truly love unconditionally would be considered naive and cautioned to step back and protect themselves. We seem to believe that love hurts, and we must protect ourselves. We are on guard to love selectively, once we believe someone won’t hurt us.

But are we truly loving if we only express this love with people we believe will love us back? Do we really only love people we believe are safe and that have our best interests at heart? Seems to me that this sounds like a love wrapped in pretty ribbons of fear.

Love wrapped in such constraints may not be love. It may just be insecurity dressed up as love. We want something from this person we say we love. Perhaps we are seeking their emotional support, or comfort or protection. We sense they will calm our insecurity and thus we deem them safe to love and expose our vulnerability. Now we can say we love them and open ourselves to them. Opening ourselves seems like love, feels like love, because it allows us to relax and feel safe.

Don’t you suspect that true unconditional love is an act of sharing, not getting? There is no thought of what we need from the exchange. If we are judging and evaluating how we will feel if we share love, then perhaps it isn’t love. Unconditional love is a beautiful thing because it allows us to experience love every day. I suspect it is an outpouring of genuine emotion for others. It is not the least bit judgemental or analytical. Unconditional love is rather like the sun shining. It just shines on everyone because it can. What if we could love and share love, just because we can? We would not bother to evaluate your worthiness to receive our love, we would just give it.

And here’s a thought, what if we gave it everywhere, shared love as the sun shines, indiscriminately? What a world we would have if enough people just spread love all around for no reason.

Now I know you may be getting resistant to this flakey feel good idea, and if you are perhaps it is because you misunderstand the implications of loving someone. I believe love is an emotional energy generated from within us. A beautiful feeling that can be extended out to others. A healing energy that uplifts people and makes them feel accepted and included. And that is the magic of love. A non-judgemental acceptance and joy that you exist. How would you feel if the people around you looked at you this way? They weren’t trying to help you, correct you, evaluate you, they just seemed to smile and appreciate you.

Unfortunately society has wrapped love, not only with ribbons of fear, but ropes of obligation and duty. Thus if we love someone we will have expectations of what they will do for us and how they should make us feel.

Have a look at your relationships and you will see the hidden expectations. I hate to say it, but I suspect it isn’t really love you are experiencing if you are trying to shape, change or control someone. It is simply a ribbon of fear or a rope of obligation.

Real, unconditional love sets people free to be who they are, who they want to be. Real love is open to discovering and sharing with them. It does not try to get, but only to give.

So the question is, if you could love unconditionally, without expectations, and it did not matter if someone returned your love, wouldn’t you try it out more? If you loved more people, without restriction and obligation, you require nothing of them, they require nothing of you, don’t you think you would experience more love in your life?