How Discomfort Awakens You

“Having your assumptions challenged by the wisdom from within you is a clear sign that you are awakening.” The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Rise & Shine: A Guide for Experiencing Your Midlife Awakening, coming soon. By midlife we are ready to scrutinize the Accepted Truth we’ve built up our entire lives.…

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Trailblazing Paths Within

“Oh, wandering One, if you are in search of the greatest treasure, don’t look outside. Look within, and seek That.” – Rumi Awakening is discovery of the sacred source of truth, wisdom, and love within. Each of us has this amazing source of light and power deep inside of us, which I like to call…

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Working with “Scary” Tarot Cards

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” – Joseph Campbell Yes, it’s true: some of the cards in a tarot deck are “scary”. Death! The Devil! The 10 of Swords, usually shown as a man impaled by – literally – 10 swords in his back, with blood everywhere! Yikes, it’s no…

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The 4 Types of Awakening

“The awakening of consciousness is the next evolutionary step for mankind.” — Eckhart Tolle You’ve probably been hearing more about “awakening” lately. I know I have. It appears that more and more people are arriving at a new level of truth, which is the most basic definition for “awakening” that I could think to give. In…

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