As you practice recognizing the emotions in you - just like a musician practices musical scales and an artist practices mixing paint - you can begin to use this awareness in an empowering, life-changing way. You are no longer at the whim of whatever emotion arises in you. You can determine what you feel, and when. Why is this so valuable? Because what we are feeling emotionally is a direct reflection of what we are thinking. And Continue Reading
The ‘Map of Emotions’ – #17 – Being / Is / Enlightenment
Enlightenment is a word more and more frequently used in our society. For many of us who 'contemplate it', we assume that it is an endpoint. In fact, it is a doorway. Through the doorway of enlightenment we access realms of experience - and of consciousness - that we can barely dream of now. Enlightenment is the beginning of our rediscovering - who we truly are. For a brief instant, step into the energy field of enlightenment - of just Continue Reading
The ‘Map of Emotions’ – #16 – Peace
Peace is a state of being. We use it so freely as a word - in contrast to war, to upheaval, to unrest. Yet so few of us have 'tasted' it. For a brief instant, step into the energy field of peace. Memories may flash in you, like snapshots on a movie screen. You may feel sensations in your body or hear inner voices. Notice how your body responds. How does it feel? How does your heart feel? What do you notice about your breath? Be Continue Reading