More than 25 years ago, I jogged down the sidewalk with my arms outstretched, singing, “Happy and free, like a bird, that’s me.” I was finally free to be me. Wanting to share the freedom, I quit my corporate job to write. And with no idea how many more ties were binding me, I wrote. But I’m still cutting the ties. Nonetheless, my passion for “happy and free” soars.

The only enemy is fear. And fear is always based on a lie. We have nothing to be afraid of. But we let go of one layer of fear at a time, because we face one layer of deception at a time. For example, we may let go of the lie that we have to own a big house to be successful, while holding on to the lie that we have to own SOME house. We don’t face the truth, until our ego is ready to let go of ownership. And as long as we hold on to some picture that quantifies success, we hold on to a lie. The only success, the only freedom, is to be 100 percent real. And to be real is to courageously face the truth, rather than find comfort in a familiar lie that would have us conform and qualify for a safety net.… More

We don’t love because others need it, want it, or deserve it. We love because it is what we must do to be true to our very nature.

When we fail to love because of our judgment of somebody else, we don’t betray that somebody. We betray ourselves.

Unconditional Love. Anything less isn’t really love. … More