Awakening Self Blog
Your Next Chapter: Writing the Book of Your Life
If your life were a book, what would its title be? What chapter are you on now? Impact your next phase of life by creating it intently as you would craft a book.
Some people believe in past lives, but my experience is that we have many lives in this…
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The Saint Syndrome: Perfectionism on the Spiritual Path
Sure, we have high aspirations for our spiritual growth – but when expectations are unrealistic, we might develop the “saint syndrome”. Here’s what to do about it.
[excerpts from Awakening from Anxiety: A Spiritual Guide to Living…
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The Gift of Silence
Most of us don't value silence - yet it has many blessings. Discover the benefits of giving yourself the gift of silence (and how to actually cultivate it). Ah, modern life. It's so full of busy-ness, to-do lists, and distraction - very little silence. There's so much...
The Essential Value of Being Seen
Recently, I had an inspiring, energizing, and engaging reading with Eliyahu Jian – an author, rabbi, and life & spiritual coach. It was a delightful experience, because he saw parts of myself that few others have. I laughed, cri…
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Unhealthy Empathy – Feeling the Pain of the World
It seems that the world around us is filled with problems and suffering sometimes - fires, floods, earthquakes, war torn countries, climate change - not to mention the pandemic. As naturally empathic and caring people, we may feel the pain of the world in our own...
Dealing with Anger and Anxiety in the Pandemic and Beyond
I’m writing this post during the summer, and it’s pretty toasty outside. A lot of us are feeling hot under the collar. But the heat I’m talking about in this post is when we become triggered in some way and feel angry, irritable, agitated, or ev…
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