Love has no agenda …

The heart-wrenching pain of a breakup can be too severe to deny. But we don’t have to get pushed out the door to feel the pain of rejection.

Eons ago our survival depended on being sensitive to rejection; because without the protection of the tribe, we were dead meat. But the sensitivity that used to save us can make us miserable!

If you don’t believe me, just think about the last time you asked him if you looked fat. Chances are, he didn’t have to say anything; just looking like he didn’t know what to say was enough. Or what about the last time she mentioned a car or a vacation you couldn’t afford, maybe one her ex could have easily paid for?

We are biologically programmed to sense rejection as a sign that something is wrong with us…and because we grow up with words like “no,” “bad” and “evil,” unconscious feelings of inferiority are universal. We can get depressed or cranky without even realizing it’s because we got our feelings hurt.

It doesn’t really matter if you’re seven pounds overweight — besides you knew you were before you asked. And who cares what you drive or where you vacation — what you really want is to be happy.… More

Just as an umbrella protects us from both the rain and the sun, what protects us from pain also protects us from joy. We can trust what comes our way–rain and sun, “pain” and joy, to serve our highest good. May we learn from what whatever comes and thrive in the freedom to be our best self.… More

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Dear Friends,

Last Sunday morning, I walked through the woods, sat on the edge of the pond, and climbed way up the hill at Overlook Park. And, while I was no closer to heaven, I was reminded that I am the temple. You are the temple.

I am so grateful for the human body, this our temple, and so grateful for this our planet. They offer us a glorious means of connecting, a means of knowing heaven on earth. Let’s live as a lighthouse of spirit.

Let’s open our windows wide, let’s be a voice for what’s inside, let’s offer able hands and and feet. Let’s act with faith and certainty of purpose.

Let’s live love,… More

When we trust love, we find deeper, more fearless, truth. And we feel it.… More