Things are not always as they seem. Sometimes we misinterpret or misunderstand what we see or hear. And at other times...

 Like the lotus, we have been living in the darkness, yet now we rise out of the muck, reaching for the light and the truth of who we really are.

We tend to take ourselves so seriously. Even a bad hair day can put us in a bad mood. Hair, for goodness sakes has the power to decide how we feel???

Our ancestors live within us. We have their energy in our blood, their experiences and wisdom imbedded in our cells.

Keep your sight on what is important and gather the energy needed, both from within and by connecting with like-minded souls, to create the reality that our heart's vision is leading to.

Each one of us sees things in their own way, and feels things differently, and thus has their own truth. Value your own truth, and respect and tolerate the truth of others. 

Our emotions guide us along the way. They are our messengers and our servants. Our emotions are here to serve us on the path of discovering our true self and our true well-being. 

When we look around us, perhaps we see mostly fear and darkness. Yet, in order to create our dream world on this lovely planet, we must have faith in ourselves and our future.

A hardwood tree in winter appears dead. There is no sign of life... no leaves, no buds, nothing that is vibrant to the eye. Yet inside the tree the process of life continues...

The emotion or emotions themselves are not the problem. The problem is what we do with them, or how long we hang on to them.

If someone were to ask you if you prefer joy or fear, I'm sure you would say you prefer joy. We all prefer feeling joy over feeling fear, yet, often that's not the choice we make. 

When we remain open to new idea, we then can receive insights and inspiration. These come to us more easily when...

Our guidance can come in many ways. Sometimes it's from the people we know, yet at other times it comes as a whisper in the wind...

When we think of ourselves, we tend to identify with our body. We are of a certain age, weight, build, hair color, skin color, etc. Yet we are so much more than our body.

Staying present sounds like it should be an easy thing to do, but it makes sense that we get caught up in the past or the future. After all...

While society may try to "tame you" or tamp your spirit down by making you meek, submissive, and a copycat of whatever the "in" thing is, we have our own vibrant truth living inside our being, inside our heart. 

There are many things to be sad about in life, and many things that are troublesome. Yet in the midst of all this, we must also remember to laugh, love, and live fully. 

Love is the most important energy in life -- both outgoing (loving) and incoming (being loved). Love is more than just between a couple, or a mother and child. It includes all...

 If we drain ourselves of energy, and don't take the time to replenish, not only will we be empty of vitality, but we will have nothing to give to others either.

When we're busy struggling with day to day problems and challenges, it's not always easy to lift our eyes and see the light on the future's horizon.

Surrounding ourselves with things we don't love is a drain on our energy. And the opposite is true -- surrounding ourselves with things that please us, provides us joy. In the same way...

Why are we afraid of change? Why do we resist it? I believe it is due to fear of the unknown. Because we don't know what change will bring, and because we don't trust either others,  ourselves, or the Universe, we fear change.

All paths lead back to Love... inside and out. Some people prefer to take a more challenging route to reach there, others prefer to sit and wait it out for a while, and others just like the smooth sailing route.