Inspiration Archives

I sit in my cabin in the woods as I write my message to the world. With only five hundred words to use, I am inspired to send my message to young women. Growing up in traditionalism as I did, I found my freedom and voice later in life. I discovered that I could be so much more than a wife or mother. I COULD BE ANYTHING I WANTED TO BE. An old refrain certainly, but it's old because it's TRUE. Don't do it someday, DO IT TODAY! I started out standing in the second-hand light of a man. [Traditional, remember?] I…

My message is this: our valleys can be purposeful and our pain can be productive. These three critical steps might lead you through difficult times: 1. No obstacle can be faced as a worrier. You must allow God to be your warrior. Remember "If only" (what has already happened) and "What if" (what might happen) are the rigid destructive duet of worry. They are deadly consumers of our thoughts regarding yesterdays and tomorrows. Replace worry with war. Commit to putting God in your Army, allowing Him to do battle with those fears which hold you captive. If we put our…

Live your life knowing that people are inherently good, with unlimited potential to do great things. It is our actions and behaviors that define us to our friends, families, and fellow man, and the continued positives we display in life will have that much more of a domino effect and spread good will and joy to those around us. It makes no difference what corner of the world we come from, what color our skin is, what religion we adhere to, how much money we have in the bank, what kind of car we drive, or where it is we…

Although I've had some amazing opportunities and successes in my life, I find it a bit presumptuous to say what wisdom I want to pass on to humanity. After all, I am a part of humanity and I am learning to do anything I suggest. However, a few lesson/challenges that guide me in my efforts include: Live in the now and be yourself. That is probably the most difficult thing in the world one can do. I have heard it said that it is easier to die for your country than to live authentically and genuinely for the truth and…

Wouldn't it be fantastical if the words below were the most amazing words you would ever read and as soon as you read them, BAM! like magic - your life was changed forever? You would begin to attract abundant unconditional love, outrageous career success, incredible health and fitness, financial well-being, and the ability to accomplish your mission to help the world! You could create the best damn life you want and fulfill all your dreams! Well actually, I have the words that will do just that! After 29 years of astonishing work, research, and experience in the metaphysical, psychological, and…

I had dreams, expectations and plans. But all ended when a black curtain covered my world. At 31 years old, a retinal disease brought complete blindness. And hope for happiness faded into the fog of fear. I looked through the window of life and glanced at the only thing left: the ability to make choices. And how sweet. The freedom to make choices was the gift wrapped in promises for a new tomorrow. For the good choices brought a colorful glimmer into my darkness. And in that physical darkness, I chose to see the best of life. I discovered these…

What if you knew you could change anything in your life? And if you knew that change could come easily, would your life look different than it does now? So many of us go around believing that we are "stuck" with the lives we have, not realizing that there is a completely different possibility available—yes, even for YOU. You really can change almost anything. I'm living proof. 12 years ago, I was going to kill myself—literally—because I was tired of struggling and suffering. And I changed it. Now, I travel the world sharing with people tools that will allow them…

As a teenager, I traveled overseas with nothing but an over-packed suitcase and a dream of leaving the remote Colorado horse ranch of my childhood for the big city. No sooner did I land in France than a man with a big, very nice-looking camera around his neck approached me. He said he could make me a model. He promised me an exciting life of big-city living and a future that sounded too good to pass up, so I went with him and his friend. They drugged me, took me to an abandoned construction site, beat me and raped me…

You, and your spiritual practice, are perfect just as they are. If you read that and rolled your eyes, you've got some work to do. We live in a culture of criticism. Our moms told us to stop sucking our thumbs; our teachers circled (in red!) every mistake we made; our friends and the media constantly remind us that few people are sufficiently thin or attractive; and every time we leave a movie, the first question we're asked is, "What did you think?" So it isn't surprising that we fall into the habit of judging ourselves. What's more, we constantly…