“Some people will follow their minds without listening to their hearts, and others will follow their hearts without listening to their minds. This is why reason exists, for there to be balance between the heart and mind. We were not meant to follow the mind and ignore the heart. Instead, … Continue reading

Everyones so timid and afraid to insult anybody, but in the end, its like were all trying to please everyone. In the end, we please no one.-Olivia Munn I know some of you read that headline and thought, Well thats selfish. What do you mean stop trying to please … Continue reading

I recently had a huge awakening about giving and receiving. I thought my heart was open. After all, I had been working on showing unconditional love to others and to myself. However, when it came to receiving, I realized my heart was completely shut. I didnt know how to receive. … Continue reading

I used to be you. I used to hate Mondays. The weekends never lasted long enough. I just worked to pay the bills. Then one day, I realized something. I didnt want to live like that anymore. Life is short enough, and I was tired of every Monday-Friday feeling like … Continue reading

Even the most positive person gets in a funk now and then. There are all times we feel sad or depressed, unmotivated, or just tired of life. When you are in a funk, it seems like it will never end, but there are ways to pull yourself out of it. Heres … Continue reading

Where To Find My Work On Elephant Journal And Rebelle Society I am honored to have my writing on two incredible online publications recently. The biggest one getting attention is my post about my ayahuasca journey on Elephant Journal. In less than a week, its already had 24,000 shares! This … Continue reading

“Ive always been just me, but I was the last to know that it was all right.” ― Byron Katie Ive read just about all of the best relationship advice books, but none of them really helped to permanently change the struggles Ive had in relationships. Until now. I discovered the Byron Katie … Continue reading

“We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.” ~Lori Deschene Youre doing it wrong!. Four of the most deflating words in the English language. Has anyone who has said these words to you ever made you want to do things right? And yet a quick look at … Continue reading

“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your bliss and dont be afraid, and doors will open … Continue reading

Some of us think we know what our life purpose is, but it seems like whatever we do, it is a struggle to actually follow that life purpose. Others of us dont have a clue as to what our life purpose is. We just know that we have one and … Continue reading

Reacting to our reflections in this world is what true insanity is. -Michael Brown You may not think you are someone who has a victim mentality, but we often dont see clearly the very things that are limiting us.  All of us are letting past stories affect our present, and it … Continue reading

People who get angry easily are usually people with many wounds. Their anger is a protection against further injury. The problem is that it also protects them from the experience of the healing pain. Yes, pain can be healing and is not to be feared or avoided. Its presence can … Continue reading

Complete surrender. Surrender of my beliefs, who I thought I was, my attachments, and, yes, even my own free will. If you are wondering, What is ayahuasca like. Nothing really can prepare you for it except for complete surrender. Yes, the ayahuasca ceremony is not a thing to be taken … Continue reading

“What if the point of life has nothing to do with the creation of an ever-expanding region of control? What if the point is not to keep at bay all those people, beings, objects and emotions that we so needlessly fear? What if the point instead is to let go … Continue reading

Whats it all for anyway? You are tired of the struggle. Just as soon as you get your life to where it doesnt suck, something else happens to turn your life upside down. Or maybe, you are content in your life. But, thats it. You are just content. Going through … Continue reading

Next to love, balance is the most important thing.- John Wooden I have noticed that in yoga, I struggle with the balance poses the most. This realization showed me that when I am struggling in life, its also because something isnt in balance. Absolutely everything in life is about balance. I … Continue reading

You finally do it. The thing you were afraid of. And, then that thing you were afraid of actually happens. Only that thing happens to be bigger and scarier than you thought it would be. You wind up with your heart broken, losing money, or back to where you started. … Continue reading

Its an easy thing to do. You blame others for all the ways your life isnt working. You use the same excuses over and over again. Your bad childhood. You say that others made you into a victim. You think youve had a hard life. Or, you can start changing that story. … Continue reading

You are feeling pretty proud of yourself right now. You do yoga and meditation every day. You have visited every spiritual healer you could find and are now plowing your way through the Best Spiritual Books list.  In fact, you are actually thrilled right now. You are feeling inspired by all … Continue reading

If you have never found something so dear and precious to you that you will die for it. Then you are not fit to live. You might be 38 years old as I happen to be, and one day you are called upon to stand up for some great principle … Continue reading

Your hair is singed from all the times you clipped your own wings just to make someone else happy. Your fingertips, blistered from all the times you forgot about your own needs and gave away what was meant to be yours. Even your voice has been touched by the flame, no … Continue reading

Have you noticed? Something is changing in our world. Countries are now being measured by their gross national happiness  rather than their gross national product. People are realizing they dont need so much stuff. People are working fewer hours, moving into tiny houses, and spending more time doing things they love. Even, … Continue reading

Part of why I created Your Own Life is that I know it is possible to create anything in life that you want. People call me a Super Manifester. I use the power of my thoughts to create the life I want, and I want to teach you to do … Continue reading

We have all been guilty of it. We forget our own value and start playing small. We then attract people into our lives that make us feel that way. And you know what? We play the game with them. We chase after the ones who make us feel less than … Continue reading

Free your mind and your ass will follow.-George Clinton George Clinton got it right. Once you free your mind, those parts of you that feel like an ass, that feel not worthy, that feel not good enough, all of those parts will be free, too. Heres why. Most of us … Continue reading

“I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something  beyond the daily life.”-Virginia Woolf You rush through every day, doing the same thing. Your alarm goes off before you are ready to wake up. You skip breakfast-again. Go through the Starbucks drive-thru on your way to work. You have … Continue reading

Its easy to let stress, our emotions, and anxiety affect our sense of calm, especially during the hectic holiday season. But when we let ourselves get carried away, we dont just affect our mind. This stress takes a toll on our body and causes a sense of imbalance in our lives. … Continue reading

Ill live where I want when I retire. Ill get to it later. Ill just work in the corporate world for ten years, and then I will create a life I enjoy. Ill do it tomorrow. How many times have we promised ourselves tomorrow only to find it never arrives? … Continue reading

Love me into submission, and I will love you into conquering the world.-Your Dream Weve all had that one person. That one person that we thought was the person of our dreams, but we let them slip away. Why did we let them slip away? Because we were too afraid … Continue reading

Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit.’~Taisen Deshimaru I have a confession to make. I lived the early part of my life closed off.  After many experiences starting in childhood … Continue reading