Finding The Doorway
For years, I've been looking for this invisible door that culture or religion has been talking about and preaching. This word called enlightenment, or being saved, or becoming all-knowing. All I ever wanted was to find that door between me and the true me. Not the negative voice, not the one comparing left and right, right and wrong, blue and red, or life and death, but the door between this life and the energy. Since I have been meditating for over 40 years, I have always lo
Sep 262 min read
What Is Your Reality?
I've been meditating an hour a day, doing a Wim Hof-style breathing meditation. The person I am listening to has switched it up. They breathe in through the nose and exhale through the nose for 35 breaths, then exhale and gently hold their breath with empty lungs for 90 seconds. Then breathe in and hold for 15 seconds. I do this for ten rounds. This practice often sparks a feeling of euphoria that can shift how I see and experience the world, inspiring me to explore new perce
Sep 243 min read
It’s Not You
As I have navigated life through good times and bad, sickness and health, youth and old age, I have learned there were two identities inside me. One was shaped and supported by the outside world's opinion; the other was the voice in my head that only grew stronger with age and meditation—asking the outside world why. Take a look around you; what do you see? Do you notice everyone trying to be unique, yet often following similar patterns? Reflect on your own core beliefs and
Sep 152 min read
Your Trigger is Your Illness
Today I sat and talked with someone on social media, trying to explain my thoughts on healing their illness. I couldn't really find the right wording to help them. Then it came to me. As I thought of myself so many years ago, I realized what I had to create with my own mindset. When I was a kid, my father had colitis, and we kids- there were ten of us started to notice that when my father was frustrated, stressed, or mad, he would spend most of the time in the bathroom. So,
Sep 102 min read
Thoughts on Meditation
I have been meditating for a long time. My first experience with meditation was learning how to hold a visualization in my mind for longer than a few seconds. I needed something to hold my focus. So I read about meditation not as a spiritual practice but more as a tool. That was one of the tools that helped me heal my body. So, my first experience with healing my body was not about finding myself or finding a guru or savior; it was more about going past the beliefs of peopl
Sep 62 min read
The Need for Change
One thing I have noticed as I get older is that it's harder to embrace change and find the energy to start the process of growth, like selling your house and thinking about all the work and the what-ifs, and asking yourself if it's worth it. Then your mind goes into how you could solve the problems that are the reason you want to sell your house in the first place. At first, I thought it was laziness. Then I started thinking it was fear. Then I thought it was both. You're l
Aug 302 min read
I Need Permission?
I never realized how important it is to ask for permission or to want it. I am speaking in a general manner. Your whole life, from the day you were born, you were taught that you need permission. You would ask for permission from your parents, your teachers, even your religious leaders. Even if you didn't, your punishment was there only to reinforce why you didn't get permission. Even the old saying goes, "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission." I do
Aug 272 min read
