I’ve done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt – Jessamyn West
“I’ve done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt,” and the most harm has been done to myself.
This will be the most honest [...]

“Nobody’s life is entirely free of pain and sorrow. Isn’t it a question of learning to live with them rather than trying to avoid them” – Eckhart Tolle The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

“This too shall pass,” is one of those often used but misunderstood phrases.  I will get to the misunderstanding [...]

During the Middle Ages, probably one of the biggest mistakes was not putting on your armor because you were “just going down to the corner.” – Jack Handy
At times I grow weary of the tests that life throw at me, the constant pokes and challenges from moment to moment that always seem to [...]

 
Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep – Carl Sandburg
Am I living my deepest purpose?  Not quite yet. There are still a few distractions I must work through before I can say with certainty that I have penetrated my true core.
Each day [...]

He who seeks for applause only from without has all his happiness in another’s keeping.- Oliver Goldsmith

I have heard the phrase “fear of success” a number of times and just came across it in a book that I am currently reading.  My best friend Jim has even used this phrase when describing me.  [...]

Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within – Eckhart Tolle, The Power Of Now
I have been here before many times, it’s “all or nothing.”  I go balls out and focus on one thing to the exclusion of others whether that be family, friends, work, play whatever.
Currently my focus [...]

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are, for it shows me what your ideal of manhood is and what kind of man you long to be – Thomas Carlyle
As stated in a previous post, that I was going back to basics when it came to pursuing [...]

Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. – Kahlil Gibran
As the title says, I am sort of back.  About 6 or 7 months ago someone special entered my life and I grew to love her as deeply as she did me.  The only problem was, I [...]

I cannot tell you any spiritual truth that deep within you don’t know already. All I can do is remind you of what you have forgotten – Eckhart Tolle The Power of Now
Here lately when it comes to the lessons I am learning in life I am often finding myself asking God, “Didn’t [...]

I just completed an overnight sleep study and as I was driving home I began to contemplate and meditate on different aspects of my life such as accomplishments, goals, and challenges that lie ahead.
One of my biggest hurdles right now is that I know where I am headed, I can see the steps, but a [...]