Tonight I was talking to the full moon about you...Sitting in my balcony, listening to sweet songs, I looked at the beautiful, yellow moon, hanging low. Looking like a comforting best friend. I reached out to him, gave him a hug and started to tell him about you. I told the moon about how much I love you. I told him to shine down on you...to illuminate the stardust in you so that when you look in the mirror, you see what I see! You can see why I love you...

I told him about all the simple dreams I had about the life we may have had together. I told about my wish to hold your hands, to wanting to shower sweet kisses on you every morning and sometimes nibble your ear and tickle the back of your neck! He laughed at me and called me naughty! And then smiled and said you can be naughty with the one you love.

I told him about how I would learn to make tea (or coffee) the way you liked it and how sometimes I would delibrately make it another way!! Just to tease you a little :) How I would light up every evening after you came back home from a long day... how I would try and fill your life with love, joy and the magic in ordinary, little things. I told him how much I wanted your life to be not just duty but full of life and enthusiasm... vibrant and just delightful.

Then I showed him my broken heart and all the love it held for you. He promised me that he would give it all to you. But said "I will leave a little behind for you". I shook my head and told him to take it all. As I just have to say your name and my heart is full again!

 Love is what everyone deep down longs for, but which everyone is immensely afraid of. Love is the most blissful state of consciousness one can have, yet the scariest one. Love is healing, but it can also be painful. 

Most people talk about love, but not many of them seem loving or willing to love. Love is wanted by all, but only a few dare to ever come close to it.

Love seems threatening to most people’s eyes. Why? Because love is, in a sense, death — the death of ego. To love means to let go, to surrender your sense of self and get lost in the embrace of the beloved — it means to dissolve the boundaries between the I and You. This, however, is a dangerous thing to do — from the ego’s standpoint. To the ego, love is evil, and hence something to be avoided by all means. The ego has an identity that took a long time to be built, and nothing is more frightening to the ego than that identity being taken away from it. If it’s taken away from it, then the ego will cease to exist. Hence the ego does anything to reassure itself of its identity — it tries to make its presence known all the time — and the best way it achieves that is by trying to create a clear-cut divide between itself and others. To the ego, the world is filled with egos — and egos are separate from one another. There is a big wall between me and you, the ego believes, that divides us.

In moments of love, the artificial wall between the self and other is broken down, and the illusion of separateness starts to fade away. The ego melts in the presence of love — the lover and the beloved become one singular consciousness. Feeling the burning presence of love, the ego is scared to death, and in its effort to escape from love, it’s screaming loud at you, trying to talk you away from love so as to convince you to not let go of it. 

Let Love Kill You

No matter what your ego is telling you, don’t pay attention to it. Or tell it to shut up, and offer yourself to the fire of love. Surrender to it totally. Let love be the master and be its servant. Let it destroy you completely.

Trust me, there’s nothing better in life than dying… from love. It is a sweet death, and once you’ve died as an ego, you’ll be reborn as the best version of yourself. And then your life will be completely transformed.

Once you feel the touch of love, you’ll not be the same again. You’ll not feel small, lonely and afraid — you’ll be greater than you’ve ever felt before. You’ll be more alive than you could ever imagine. You’ll be centered, at peace, and nothing will be able to disturb your inner stillness. You’ll live at ease and in love with existence.

 We are arriving at a point in time where spiritual gurus and teachers who flaunt their, “all about love” strategy for the awakening of self, will no longer be able to hide behind masks of nuanced esotericism. The counterfactual guru, the one who bathes in infinite light, swimming in the raw verbiage of their own transcendental poetry, will drift downstream, away from the depth, struggles, and awkwardness that is the human experience. The followers will stare as their master becomes so “go-with-the-flow” oriented that he/she drifts directly into what we call positive passivism. Positive passivism is when you become so deeply detached from reality that you no longer honor, potentially the most important spiritual principle, discernment/critical thinking.

Some of the students will follow their leader into a haze of naivete, while others will begin to poke and prod at the very elements that proliferated this person into power to begin with. It could become a, “What is my spiritual guru doing next to Jeffrey Epstein” moment (slightly satire).

We, as a collective, have lost connection to the fine art of spiritual skepticism. Spirituality is embodying all aspects of the self, including the animalistic instinct that is not afraid to hiss, roar, and scream when its very nature, freedom, or children (especially children) are threatened. The 90’s and early 2,000’s brought us waves of spiritual passivism, illustrating and promoting teachers who use light, love, and happiness as beacons of ultimate truth, while neglecting the individual shadow that each one of us came here to integrate, heal, and observe. This leads to a sort of disconnect, where light-hearted teachings put towards the realm of love are so out of proportion to the human shadow, that the teachers and their students dissociate from the human experience entirely.

Have you ever dissociated before? If you have ever dealt with chronic dissociation, you have probably felt a level of discomfort arise when entering into a dissociative spell. This is because repeatedly dissociating, even in attempt to marry God, is not organic to the human being. We came here to explore human sentience, not to cut ourselves off from it. A collective grouping of people who have chronically dissociated from the pure impulse, instinct, and existence of their own human nature creates an incredibly vulnerable, and dangerous setting.

The spiritual teachers I look to carry discernment as a leading principle, a guiding force and protector of their initiated esoteric wisdom. They honor my instinct and hold space for me to disagree with them, to walk to the beat of my own drum. They never intend to sculpt my mind to fulfill their egoic need for unstable emotional gratification, as that is tended to in the realm of their own shadow work, not between the relationship we carry. I will also add, I know and interact with them personally, removing the overrated starstruck haze that can serve as a distraction to the process of genuine teaching and alignment.

The integrated spiritual teacher inspires you to think for yourself, to be your own conduit/channel to divine understanding. Revel in your own truth, and all that is holy will join you, while all that is ill-intentioned will gently fall away.~

 It seems that my life is in limbo. Everything seems to be waiting for that moment when I see you... and when I see you, everything blooms around me. The love I feel for you swells in my heart, it radiates from me, making me beautiful. People compliment me and I smile saying thank you. In my heart, I say a grateful prayer to you, for it is the fact that you, my true love, walk on this earth, in this dimension that fills me with love, grace, beauty and truth.

I sit alone and smile, running in my head, over and over again, the brief conversation we have. I speak of things mundane and you listen, attentively. But do you know that the only thing I really yearn for is to be alone with you for a few moments, so that I could look at you,  before I just hold you tight, gently, letting all my love seep into you... and hoping that you love me back, even if it is for that moment only.

I will carry that moment with me, letting it nourish me for ever after. This love, this amazing, gracious, passionate love... is not bound by time.

Yet, these are just my thoughts, my innermost desires... that I do not express to you directly. How can I? I dont know you, I feel you. And you may be very happy in your life, what right does true love have to disturb someone else just to fulfill its self? So, I smile at my longing and thank you for existing, saying a silent prayer for your happiness and joy with every breath.

 Nothing can destroy love. If it is there, it goes on growing. But my feeling is, it is not there in the first place. You misunderstood yourself; something else was there. Maybe sex was there, sex appeal was there. Then it is going to be destroyed, because once you have loved a woman, then the sex appeal disappears -- because the sex appeal is only with the unknown. Once you have tasted the body of the woman or the man, then the sex appeal disappears.

If your love was only sex appeal then it is bound to disappear. So never misunderstand love for something else. If love is really love.... What do I mean when I say 'really love'? I mean that just being in the presence of the other you feel suddenly happy, just being together you feel ecstatic, just the very presence of the other fulfills something deep in your heart... something starts singing in your heart, you fall into harmony. Just the very presence of the other helps you to be together; you become more individual, more centered, more grounded. Then it is love.

Love is not a passion, love is not an emotion. Love is a very deep understanding that somebody somehow completes you. Somebody makes you a full circle. The presence of the other enhances your presence. Love gives freedom to be yourself; it is not possessiveness. So, watch. Never think of sex as love, otherwise you will be deceived.

Be alert, and when you start feeling with someone that just the presence, the pure presence -- nothing else, nothing else is needed; you don't ask anything -- just the presence, just that the other is, is enough to make you happy... something starts flowering within you, a thousand and one lotuses bloom... then you are in love, and then you can pass through all the difficulties that reality creates. Many anguishes, many anxieties -- you will be able to pass all of them, and your love will be flowering more and more, because all those situations will become challenges. And your love, by overcoming them, will become more and more strong.

Love is eternity. If it is there, then it goes on growing and growing. Love knows the beginning but does not know the end.~

And thats how I love you... its not that I dont want to make love to you... I do! But you know what I really want even more... or if we are ever together what I am longing to do? Sleep in your arms!! hahahaa yes! Really... just snuggle into you and sleep!! Just the thought fillls me with so many feelings!! And I do that I sleep with your thoughts! Like a baby!

Stay blessed! Stay you! Be happy and abundant!

 There is nothing more radiant

Than the women who is free to express herself

In her fullest flow of divine femininity

No one shines brighter

No one feels more beautiful

No one loves deeper

And to her ...

No one is sexier

Than the man who allows her this pleasure

The man who ...

Whatever she says

However she does it

Whenever she expresses herself

In alignment with love

Whether he agrees with her...

Or not

Cannot be pushed off balance by her words

Does not become unravelled by her truth

Will not feel threatened by her power

For he knows who he is

He feels his divine strength

He actions his own truth

He honours the love of his masculine heart

He has no need to prove her wrong

He has no desire to diminish her shine

Or play the last dance

Or silence her song

He just bathes in her radiance

And smiles

He just basks in her light

And glows

He just relishes in her delight

And knows

This is his gift to her

Returning home.

 20 Ways to Give Without Expectations....

I’ve made a list of twenty things you can do to show you care, without needing the recipient to return the kindness—twenty ways giving is its own reward. Maybe some of these will resonate with you. Or perhaps you’ll want to write your own list to spur the spirit of giving without expectations. (Although I’ve written you, these are things I try to do.)

1. Give money you can spare to someone who needs it and then pretend you never had it.

2. Let someone tell a story without feeling the need to one-up them or tell your own.

3. Let someone vent, even if you can’t offer a solution, just to be an ear—without considering how well they listened to you last week.

4. Help someone who is struggling with difficult feelings by admitting you’ve felt the same thing—without considering whether they’d be as open with you.

5. Ask, “What can I do to help you today?” Then let it go after following through.

6. Tell someone how you feel about them, even if it makes you feel vulnerable, just to let them know they’re loved and not alone.

7. Apologize when you’ve acted selfishly, even if you don’t like feeling wrong, because it will remind the other person they deserve to be treated with respect.

8. Let someone else educate you, even if you’re tempted to stay closed minded, because you value their knowledge and appreciate their willingness to share it.

9. Forgive someone who wronged you because you have compassion for them, not because you know they’ll owe you.

10. Hold someone’s hand when they feel vulnerable to let them know you haven’t judged them.

11. Give your full attention to the person in front of you when you’re tempted to let your thoughts wander just to show them their words are valuable.

12. Assume the best when you’re tempted to suspect someone for no valid reason—even if they haven’t always given you the benefit of the doubt.

13. Accompany someone to an appointment or drive them to an interview when they need support just to help them feel strong.

14. Change your plans for someone you love if yours weren’t too important without questioning whether they’d do the same for you.

15. Teach someone how to do something without taking a superior position because they’ve likely taught you many things, whether they were obvious or not.

16. Leave a thoughtful comment on someone’s blog, not to build your readership but rather to show them how they affected you.

17. Tell someone you believe in their potential, even if they haven’t always shown you the same support.

18. Say no when it would make you feel good to say yes, because sometimes being kind means pushing someone to step up and try harder.

19. Tell someone you know they meant well instead of using their mistake as an opportunity to manipulate their guilt.

20. I’ve left this one open for you to write. How do you give just to show you care?

Let’s face it: none of us is always kind. Human nature dictates we’ll act with one eye on what’s in it for us, at least occasionally. And I think that’s okay, as long as we make an effort whenever possible to do good for the sake of it.

Releasing expectations doesn’t mean you give other people permission to treat you thoughtlessly. It just means you check in with your motivations and give because you want to, and then ask for things directly when you want them. People who care about you will be there for you in return.

 𝙊𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮...

"Man goes from one woman to another, goes on changing. People think he is a great lover; he is not a lover at all. He is avoiding, he is trying to avoid any deep involvement because with deep involvement problems have to be faced, and much pain has to be gone through. So one simply plays safe; one makes it a point never to go too deeply into somebody.

If you go too deep you may not be able to come back easily. And if you go deeply into somebody, somebody else will go deeply into you also; it is always proportionate. If I go very deep in you the only way is to allow you also to go that deep in me. It is a give and take, it is a sharing. Then one may get entangled too much, and it will be difficult to escape and the pain may be much. So people learn how to play safe: just let surfaces meet — hit-and-run love affairs. Before you are caught, run.

This is what is happening in the modern world. People have become so juvenile, so childish; they are losing all maturity.

Maturity comes only when you are ready to face the pain of your being; maturity comes only when you are ready to take the challenge. And there is no greater challenge than love."~

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿?

You’ve noticed her, her radiance, her beauty, her lifeforce.

You are definitely attracted to her like bees to a spring flower.

Yet, what is your 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, where do you want this to go?.

Are you going to just acknowledge her beauty? maybe you want to do just that.

Perhaps you want to see more of her, witness her depths, see what else is there behind that smile.

Perhaps you just want to rest your eyes on her, for just a little bit longer.

Perhaps she awakens your most primal impulses and you just want to take her.

But don’t take a step, if you don’t plan to 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

Don’t waste her time if you just want to pluck her bud, smell her once and throw her away.

Don’t contaminate her if you just want a trophy to show your friends, or a salve for your fragile self-esteem.

Don’t defile her with your twisted pornographic agenda, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵.

Elevate her, praise her, feed her inner sun.

Care for her, support her, witness her all.

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥.

Remain truthful, keep your word & 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 be sincere.

You do not need to promise her the world, but if you promise her a call, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁.

You will be surprised at how many societal norms can be broken, with a bit of love, and a dash of audacity.

It can be a day, a year, or a lifetime, as long as it's safe, clear and you both agreed to it.

Always in full presence, always in service, always with gratitude, for the opportunity she just gave you.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲.

You just make the whole world a little less beautiful.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲.

And not only that, but by breaking her trust, you also make it much harder for the next guy who really likes her, who really wants her, who's ready to give his best.

Son, brother, friend, I feel it’s about time we change a few things in how we relate with women, and femininity in general.

Because the world without the feminine is just a dull, hard, savage place, and 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲.

Masculine Energy in a Relationship⁣~~

 

The Masculine is about providing, protecting, giving, initiating, and making decisions.⁣

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A man’s supreme task is to become conscious of consciousness itself and embody the divine will that holds the atoms together, that keeps the planets and stars on their course.⁣

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The Feminine says to the Masculine, “When you give me safety, in full presence, I feel free to love you. I give you all my love without any reservation.”⁣

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What allows the Feminine to shine is when she feels that she can rest on an unwavering presence. In your presence, her vulnerability will feel protected. That’s exactly what gives a sense of safety to the feminine.⁣

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When it comes to the Masculine energy of protection and making decisions, it comes down to holding responsibility. What distinguishes men from boys is that men are responsible for their actions, their power and the impact they have on the people around them. Responsibility means carrying the weight of decision, and carrying the weight of decision demands courage. This courage to hold responsibility and protect the vulnerability of the Feminine is a true sign of the awakened Masculine.⁣

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If a man is mature in his masculinity, all of the above comes from the space of an unwavering presence. He is not impulsive, and does not need to control or be acknowledged and validated.⁣

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When a feminine woman feels this conscious presence, she will open and bless you.⁣

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No woman can fully surrender into love, sex, and all kinds of intimacy if she does not feel safe.⁣~

 On Humility

I am in the awe of God, the Infinite Expanded Brilliant Light both within, around, and beyond me.

I surrender to my infinite place within that unified field, within that Love, within that Eternal, Infinite Source.

As I connect in Divine contemplation, when I allow myself and are disciplined (remembering and allowing) enough to choose to be in that place of Divine Union (the black womb of Sophia Mother), the sense of wonder renders me silent, still, clear, and humble, (so small).

And if I can truly look at and feel myself within the grander scheme and unfoldment, (the Truth I AM) and truly embrace the gift that I am given, in and out of form, to be part of this Majesty, to be part of this fabric, to build and create within it, and make what is old new again, then I am in humility.

And this humility is the deep anchoring and recognition that I AM ALL, and I am no-thing.

I Am small and simultaneously Immense.

And ‘insignificant’ does not mean ‘less than’.

My meaning comes from connection and service to others. And there are times when I move into a place of seclusion, not to separate or replenish but to deepen, to expand to unify in my knowing of Bliss in the STILLNESS.

That deepening of ineffable Love.

And then it follows that I, by my very nature must share that Flow of expanded Knowing and hold that Divine Vision with my community of all beings. And the vision and the Presence of bliss has nothing to do with self-grandeur for that is totally meaningless to me as separate from anything.

I So Love You

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PS And can you see, that this post is not about me at all. It is about WE?

 "If a woman does not fit the shape of what you think a woman should be,

If a woman is not obedient, does not see things the way you do,

If a woman is too independent to need anything more than herself,

Does she automatically become a threat filled with such terror to you?

Did her tresses turn into red snakes because she dared to refuse you?

Did the dulcet voices become unbearable cries because you couldn't stand to hear her laugh?

Did her gaze turn you to stone because she was so completely unafraid?

Perhaps the truth about Gorgons is they are just women,

Women who do not bend to the world or fit into the narrow mould you want them too.

Maybe that's why you demonised them, turned them into monsters,

Because you think monsters are easier to understand than women who say no to you."

~ Nikita Gill, "Great Goddesses: Life Lessons From Myths and Monsters"

 On Desire

Human desires have had such a bad rap. But it is desire, motivated by Heart, Divine impulse, your own Godliness, which is the impulse to manifest in creation. It is in your longing that you are carried forward in search of More. It includes creating what we desire in all forms and arenas of experience.

It is a primary part of our New evolutionary chapter, to learn to create at will and through consciousness alone, and consciously, all we desire to experience.

Even in the 'spiritual' sphere the quelling of desire has had huge implications on the dumbing down and fear of Feminine Power and the beauty and deliciousness of our sensuality for both men and women.

Expunge forever any notion of distrust of self and you will no longer be afraid of what you might create, or your desires.

Explore your desires and create freely from those heartfelt impulses. Follow your heart’s desire. And your safeguard is Love, Unconditional, Divine and Sacred, Universal Love.

A Love without attachments of any kind.

I So Love You

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PS I once took seriously, in my “spiritual” journey, that enlightenment required me to “kill out human desire”. I tried but never made it, though I hurt myself and others on the way. But now love has won the day. Oh what a relief. I so enjoy hot buttered toast, or masala dosa, watching people dance, and the delight of children playing. Climbing trees, paddling and splashing water at the tides edge. And 1001 things that are there for my joy.

REMEMBER also, with the freedom to create comes the responsibility to always honour the freedom of others. And it is anything but a casual task to forever be conscious of your every thought and feeling, and Love it All.

Mad in love!!

 So, I saw you after months that too just from far... yet strangely and beautifully it was enough! I knew it was you and my heart smiled and all my logic reasoning effort stood defeated in the face of that smile.

Ab main kya krun? So I have decided to just love you to pray for you to see you with my eyes closed... to wake up praying for a wonderful day taht you have and falling asleep with wishing you a restful night. 

Waise I have to be the weirdest Majnu ever... I dont even have a Laila yet am still a Majnu. My Laila does not even know! Yet I am still wandering for her LOL oh the madness and the bliss!

But seriously, I love you with all my heart and want nothing in the world than to see you happy and joyous! Sometimes I wish I could have xpressed it you but time did not allow... I also wonder why my heart just decided that you were the one but it has and there is not a thing I can do! Except be brave enough to silently love you forever!

A Lightworker is simply someone who Shines their Light in their life as they find it.

Full stop.

We are all going through this Consciousness Shift. It is magnificient, and it is confusing, and it is demanding, and it is tiring, and it is exciting.

Therebis no need to keep scaring yourself no matter what APPEARS to be out here.

Get over it and stop being so dramatic and self-absorbed.

Social media generally and FB in particular Love to get you to be dramatic.

Stop compromising your better discernment in order to be notice.

Just be Yourself and

Shine On

I So Love You

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Please use your discernment. While we all have to make a living be very aware that many are being sucked in by the advertising fraternity on social media promising prosperity at the expense of your own integrity.

A lightworker does not TRY to stand out and therefore stands out.

The Light is always there within you. Be in your heart and it radiates in and through everything. Sing your song and that light calls to itself and brings it out everywhere. In truth people are seeking the Light. They will find you. The Universe, SOURCE Knows who you are.

 If it’s meant for you, it won’t be toxic...

It won’t bring out your insecurities or your fears or the worst in you because it will bring peace into your life and into your heart...

If it’s meant for you, it won’t feel like a burden... You won’t have to explain to anyone why it’s not as bad as they think it is and you won’t have to go to sleep wondering if you’re lying to yourself because you’d be sure of it...

You’d be sure that it’s right for you...

If it’s meant for you, it won’t feel like a war...

A war with yourself because you’re letting it drag on or because you can’t get out of it...

A war with your friends because they can all see that you’re settling...

A war with love because part of you knows that it shouldn’t be this hard...

If it’s meant for you, you won’t have to constantly question if it is...

You won’t have to look for signs or ask for advice or look for confirmation that it’s right. You’d just know...

It will feel like home...

It will make you feel safe...

It will give you one less thing to worry about... It will be healthy for you...

If it’s meant for you, you won’t have to chase after it...

You won’t have to try too hard or turn your life upside down for it to work...

You won’t have to lose yourself so you can keep it...

If it’s meant for you, it will bring you closer to who you really are...

It will enhance all the beautiful parts of you and make you more open to love, more nurturing, more compassionate and more forgiving...

If it’s meant for you, it won’t break your heart... There may be disappointments or letdowns or conflicts but it will never break your spirit, it will never close your heart off and it will never let you suppress your innermost feelings...

Because what’s meant for you doesn’t come around very often, but when it does, when it’s not another lesson or another mistake, when it’s finally yours after everything you’ve endured and everything you’ve been through, it comes like a wave washing over you.

It feels like home.~

You know the value of every article of merchandise,

but if you don't know the value of your own soul,

it's all foolishness.

You've come to know the fortunate and the inauspicious stars,

but you don't know whether you yourself

are fortunate or unlucky.

This, this is the essence of all sciences

that you should know who you will be

when the Day of Reckoning arrives.

The intellectual is always showing off;

The lover is always getting lost.

The intellectual runs away, afraid of drowning;

the whole business of love is to drown in the sea.

Intellectuals plan their repose;

lovers are ashamed to rest.

The lover is always alone, even surrounded with people;

like water and oil, he remains apart.

The man who goes to the trouble

of giving advice to a lover

gets nothing. He’s mocked by passion.

Love is like musk. It attracts attention.

Love is a tree, and lovers are its shade.

~ Rumi

Sadness is a heavier energy, lurking just beneath all that fear. Fear keeps the sadness locked in place, by preventing us from ever addressing, honestly and authentically, the fact that we don’t want to feel our own broken hearts.

It’s a defense mechanism that keeps the sadness at bay. We don’t want to open ourselves to our own sadness. Who wants to be that vulnerable? All that loss, that grief, that avalanche of sorrow?

Why would we sign on for such a thing? So many times people tell me they’re afraid that if they start feeling their sadness, they’ll never stop crying.

But here is a radical idea: The ability to be sad is a blessing.

In our childhoods, we were taught that sadness is a sign of weakness. Remember your own childhood: Were you ever called a crybaby? Or made to feel ashamed of your tears? Did you somehow internalize the message that you were supposed to stuff those feelings, put on a brave face, chin up and all that?

I’m here to tell you that if you want to release the vibrational density you’re carrying around, you need to do the precise opposite. Feel it. Feel it all. What’s the worst thing that can happen?

When we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, we are experiencing a blessing. We are offering ourselves the opportunity to see and experience life authentically, without defenses or screens keeping us front our own true nature.

There is an exquisiteness to sadness and pain. It as a quality and resonance that is unique. It’s a way we all can relate to one another, because we all feel sadness. Were it not for our judgement of that emotion, no one would have a problem feeling it.

Sadness is socially unacceptable, we’re conditioned from day one to understand sadness as a sign of weakness, so people refuse to experience it, and it accumulates weight.

Its density grows in the body. Look at the body language and posture of someone who is experiencing a depression: They seem to carry a weight on their shoulders. They’re hunched over. They can hardly get out of bed. It’s like a weeping willow tree as opposed to mighty oak. The oak tree is firm and elegant and upright. The weeping willow has allowed the burdens of life to bend it.

The key is to shift your experience of sadness. Grief? Loss? Tears pouring down your cheeks? Good. Feel it all. Know that you are one of 7.2 billion people on this planet who experience the same thing.

The rejection of sadness further separates you from your own wholeness. Lean into it. Breathe. Accept. Embrace and embody the blessings of sadness, because where there is acceptance, judgement no longer has any power.

When you let this energy wash over you, there will be an intensity to it, but as you keep allowing it to flow through you, it will eventually diminish. Allow life to do its job.

Parallel Worlds

We swim in a starlit sky
ocean, ricocheting

off endless outcomes.
Yet now we have a mighty

faith in miraculous
beginnings and endings

too. Take delight in
knowing that there exist

at least eight elegant solutions
to any perceived problem.

You’ve got this.

“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.” - Henry Miller

Many people live their lives trapped in a tight box of beliefs or in the expectations of others. They are unaware that boundaries can be transformed into horizons; that the box can be flattened into a platform for unique and creative self-expression; that the tethers of yesterday’s results (whether positive or negative) can be cut, unleashing them into the future where they are free and not cornered by a certain way of living, or lashed down by false cultural labels, expectations, and assumptions.

Becoming aware is being on the brink of everything. It’s reuniting with awe. It’s discovering the edge of the world and letting your feet playfully dangle over Cosmos, eyes wide in astonishment, soul agape with agape-love, as it dawns on you that you are the interconnectedness of everything becoming aware of itself.

Becoming aware is becoming more curious about our place in the world. Curiosity is the birthplace of awe and the crucible of astonishment. With the mighty question-mark as our sword of truth, we are compelled to ask the following galvanizing questions: How, then, shall we live? How, then, shall we love? How, then, shall we die?