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3 Ways to be the Architect of Your Own Life

Your vision can literally serve as your blueprint for the future. Your ability to walk into the life that you crave depends on the future you see. That’s because anything exceptional that you attempt is often birthed with a vision. It’s the vision that inspires hope when the struggle gets too hard and when calamity becomes all too familiar. That’s why it’s important to not bankrupt your future with a limited vision Continue reading

12 Steps to Unleashing the Power of your Dreams into Your Waking Life

If at first you do not dream on command, don’t worry, just keep persisting. One night you will dream something and you will need your pencil and pad to note it down.

Sometimes we dream about debris from an over full mind that does not warrant much attention. And sometimes we dream about really significant thoughts and feelings that have been repressed and seek the clarity of consciousness.

Working with your dreams is a skill that can be developed by practicing. Continue reading

Soul Village: How to Develop a Love Tribe

“It takes a village.” It’s a phrase we often hear associated with child-rearing, but is applicable to a successful life as well. Just think about the very definition of the word village: “an incorporated community smaller in population than a town,” according to FreeDictionary.com. Continue reading

5 Reasons You’re Probably Not Sleeping

Counting over hundreds of sheep, tossing and turning for that perfect position on your bed, eyes closed but mind wide awake for hours—sounds familiar? This is you in dire desperation for sleep. Mostly as a result of lifestyle choices, a significant number of people have occasional bouts of insomnia episodes and the inability to land a successful good night’s sleep. Continue reading

The Art of Nothingness: Why Balance Matters

It would come as no surprise to describe our culture as one that is obsessed with doing, consuming and achieving. These active roles are very important, as they are the ways in which we navigate our physical world. The ego enjoys these outward expressions because they help to sustain its identity. Continue reading

Our Little Secret: How to Unravel the Truth Within

We are all hiding something deep within ourselves. And we know that we are hiding it, and we also have a feeling that everyone else is hiding it – although we’ve never talked about it with them. It’s what Rumi called “the open secret.” The essence of this secret is the inner feeling that we have no idea what we’re doing. Continue reading