We inevitably hide what we fear falls short. But our nakedness is the best of us. Let’s reclaim it. Let’s know bliss.… More

Sometimes we glimpse the kind of love that doesn’t need all the answers. And in that moment, we know we could act on it, without regret. We know it wouldn’t matter what all the answers turned out to be. It’s not infatuation, but it feels just as captivating. And it has a foundation. We can’t see it; but on a primal level, we know there’s a connection. Don’t let fear keep you from getting your arms around it. … More

Where are you on the path to PEACE?

1. P-retending to Be What You Are Not
2. E-goic Striving
3. A-dmitting Dissonance and Confusion
4. C-oming Clean
5. E-xperiencing Ecstasy and Oneness

Step 1 — Pretending to Be What You Are Not
•Simply conform to what’s expected
•Are pre-occupied with meeting your needs for survival
•Have resorted to merely escaping the pain of rejection

Step 2 — Egoic Striving
•Strive for more to prove your worth
•Worry about how others judge you
•Find excuses to take care of others, rather than yourself

Step 3 — Admitting Dissonance and Confusion
•Are confused about who you are
•Realize you feel disconnected
•See the humor in sitting down with a carton of ice cream

Step 4 — Coming Clean
•Choose to be your true self, regardless of
consequences
•Let go of control and risk “failure”
•Stop trying to be right and make others wrong

Step 5 — Experiencing Ecstasy and Oneness
•Feel radiant instead of flawed; look radiant instead of
self-conscious
•Feel connected instead of isolated or used
•Are virtually free of fear, stress, and negative emotion… More