Awakening Self Blog
Your Next Chapter: Writing the Book of Your Life
If your life were a book, what would its title be? What chapter are you on now? Impact your next phase of life by creating it intently as you would craft a book.
Some people believe in past lives, but my experience is that we have many lives in this one life. Isn’t your life quite different than it was in your childhood? Perhaps even vastly changed just in the last couple of years. We all go through life phases based on our age, family circumstance, where we live, our occupation, school or college, our health, our relationships, and so much more.
It’s helpful to reflect on your past as a means of gaining wisdom and understanding, completion, and crafting your next phase of life. Each period of our journey through this lifetime is like a chapter in a book. Not only can you reflect on the past by writing your story, but you can impact the future by writing your next chapter (or at least its title) now.
The Past: A Conscious Re-writing of His or Herstory
Looking at our lives as a book gives us the opportunity to write, or rewrite, our history. After all, history is told by those who write the history books, and you are the author of your own life. You may not be able to change the events that have happened, but you can change how you tell their story.
The Saint Syndrome: Perfectionism on the Spiritual Path
Sure, we have high aspirations for our spiritual growth – but when expectations are unrealistic, we might develop the “saint syndrome”. Here’s what to do about it.
[excerpts from Awakening from Anxiety: A Spiritual Guide to Living a More Calm, Confident, and Courageous Life]
One of the attractive qualities of the spiritual path is the idea of becoming perfect. Sure, most everyone has some ideal they seek after, even if they aren’t spiritual, like the pinnacle of their career, winning a marathon, or writing that best-selling book.
The Gift of Silence
Most of us don't value silence - yet it has many blessings. Discover the benefits of giving yourself the gift of silence (and how to actually cultivate it). Ah, modern life. It's so full of busy-ness, to-do lists, and distraction - very little silence. There's so much...
The Essential Value of Being Seen
Recently, I had an inspiring, energizing, and engaging reading with Eliyahu Jian – an author, rabbi, and life & spiritual coach. It was a delightful experience, because he saw parts of myself that few others have. I laughed, cried, was a bit surprised, and uplifted.
It’s the magic of Being Seen – when someone connects with your essence and reflects it to you in a way that you feel truly honored, recognized, appreciated.
Unhealthy Empathy – Feeling the Pain of the World
It seems that the world around us is filled with problems and suffering sometimes - fires, floods, earthquakes, war torn countries, climate change - not to mention the pandemic. As naturally empathic and caring people, we may feel the pain of the world in our own...
Dealing with Anger and Anxiety in the Pandemic and Beyond
I’m writing this post during the summer, and it’s pretty toasty outside. A lot of us are feeling hot under the collar. But the heat I’m talking about in this post is when we become triggered in some way and feel angry, irritable, agitated, or even afraid. Knowing what works and having a plan to get yourself back to your center and a feeling of ease is paramount, especially in our current pandemic when almost everyone is being triggered by almost everything.