BrillianceThe Essence of Beautiful YOU
You are purposely here for a reason, designed with specific innate gifts and talents only known to you and your creator. You are as unique as a snowflake or fingerprint…
BlogHigher Help for Persistent Problems
Why do we end up as often as we do in those painful situations in which the last words usually spoken go something like, "How in the world did I…
BrillianceHow to Find Financial Freedom
On the morning of New Year’s Eve, I got the news that my husband had passed away. He left me and my eleven-month old son with $3,000,000 of debt. Hearing…
Ask a LuminaryHow Can I Move Forward from My Mistakes?
"Could you please share with me how can I get over my past mistakes and actions? 7 months ago I had a terrible fight with a friend of mine, whom…
BlogSolving the Mystery of Letting Go
Sometimes the greatest truths are laid right before our eyes, in the simplest of things, and yet we just can't see them. Take for instance our own hands: what a…
BlogWhy Stay Angry?
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” – Mark Twain What was…
BrillianceShare Your Wisdom
If everyone shared the lessons and knowledge of their lives, we could learn so much from each other, and there would be more empathy and less strife. Here is the…
BrillianceLive Full Today
If I only had only 500 words of wisdom to leave to humanity, before leaving this experience we call "life" for another, I would begin by saying this: tomorrow is…
BrillianceBecome your True Self – the Divine Spark
How can we live a full life if we don’t allow the ups and downs in our daily experience to be softened by the love that is resident deep in…
Ask a LuminaryMy Fiancée Left Me. How Do I Move On?
"My fiancée recently broke up with me after a four year relationship. She said that I kept pushing her away and did not want to communicate with her about our life.…
BlogSometimes My Fears Get So Intense
Sometimes my fears get so intense. It’s like my heart is in a vice grip and it’s squeezing all of the optimism and positivity out of me. Fortunately this has…
BlogGo Ahead, Jump On The Bed…With Your Shoes On!
If I asked you to jump on the bed right this very moment, would you be able to do it? I mean really do it, without stopping to take your…
BlogHow Much Are You Carrying?
One day, I was so overwhelmed that I came up with this analogy for how I felt. I felt like I was carrying 100 bags, and as I tried to…
BlogFacing Pain And Finding Freedom
So... I was at the nail salon once and decided I was quite overdue for an eyebrow wax (admittedly I don't go as often as perhaps I should - only…
BlogStruggling? 10 Steps for Overcoming Tough Times
As a member of the human race, we have more in common with one another than we have differences. Just like death and taxes, we all experience tough times, and…
Blog4 Ways to Manage Workplace Stress
Workers seem more and more stressed every day. Technology has created expectation of an immediate response 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Short-term thinking…
BlogThe Zen Master and the College Professor: Letting Go of What You ‘Know’
Transformation, self–realization, enlightenment – is not understandable through what you already know. In fact, what you already "know" is keeping you from discovering what is possible. There is a story…
BlogAn Open Heart Heals
The willingness to meet whatever is showing up in our lives takes courage. Did you know that the root for the word courage means “of the heart”? It takes…
BlogHow To Let Your Brilliant Being Shine
I recently came across one of my favorite poems, My Brilliant Image, by the fourteenth century Persian Poet, Hafiz: One day the sun admitted, I am just a shadow. I…
BlogHow to Truly Forgive Yourself
What would happen if you were to realize that everything you have done is just a part of the natural unfolding of life, and that it is forgivable? What would…
BlogHow To Use The Mantra, “Just This Much”
If you watch your mind, you will see that it goes into the past or future all day long. It especially loves to go into the future and when it…
BrillianceYou Were Born to Be Brilliant
No matter what your background, where you live, how you were raised or what you have (and haven’t) experienced in your life, you are a brilliant, bright magnificent being and…
BlogAllow Kindness to Heal Your Struggling Self
With the return of my son’s cancer, I have had lots of opportunities to be with fear and despair. Sharing this journey with my son has taken me to…
BrillianceThe Power (and Art) of Letting Go
How many of you have been told that the final piece of the ‘Law of Attraction’ and ‘Manifesting’ process is to ‘Let it go’? How many of you struggle with ‘letting…
BlogAs Is, I’m Here
During a weekend recently three big challenges came up for me and and I used one of my favorite mantras over and over again, “As Is, I’m Here.” Saying “As Is” reminds…
BlogHow You can Find Healing that Lasts
How would your life change if you trusted that your challenges are a part of your journey home – back to yourself and back to Life – instead of feeling…
BlogHow You can Recognize Fear and Be Present
Allowing yourself to be exactly as you are is such an important part of awakening. Author Jeff Foster, who is an amazing voice of consciousness in the world, talks a…
BrillianceThe Power of Forgiveness
Forgiveness allows us to be fully present in this moment, right here, right now. Forgiveness enables us to wholeheartedly embrace what is and to be at peace with our past…
BrillianceAre You Ready to Dream Big?
Every day you wake up is the start of a new beginning, a second chance. You can choose how you want to spend your day – happy, sad, frustrated or…
BrillianceGive Yourself the Permission You Need
Did someone in your past hurt you to the point where you can't let go? Were you abused as a child by a parent, guardian, or another adult? Or were…
Brilliance22 Steps Toward a Soulful Life
There are many things to learn. As we get older, we see how these lessons impact us, the lives of those around us, and the world we inhabit. Here are a…
BlogA Radical Approach to Healing Your Pain
A friend of mine is having a lot of back pain and she hasn’t been out of her house in days. She is hyperalert around her pain and is afraid to…
BrillianceThe Wild Journey to Healing Starts at Home
One of my big demons has been codependency. For a lot of people, this is a bizarre concept. At first glance, the characteristics of the caretaker seem positive. Caretakers are…
BrillianceClutter, Peace, and a Lighter Spirit
My spirit felt heavy. I couldn’t seem to write and no reading material held my interest. I felt bogged down by life. My intuition told me…