False meekness is not humility. Pretending to be smaller, quieter, or weaker than we actually are is no more humble than pretending to be bigger, louder, or stronger than we actually are. Both are rooted in fear and insecurity. Humility is about being right-sized, being exactly who we are without pretending to be more or … Continue reading Right-Sized Humility
If we focus on pleasing others for long enough to the detriment of our own happiness, we eventually forget what makes us happy. In fact, we may even forget who we are altogether. We get so lost in the wants and needs of others that we become strangers to ourselves. It is possible, even necessary, … Continue reading Rediscovering Ourselves
We are not our fears, our worries, expectations, or anticipation. Nor are we our shame, remorse, or regret. We are not even who we imagine ourselves to be… any more than are we who others think or say we are. We are simultaneously so much more and so much less than these. Our essence cannot … Continue reading Infinity Remembering Itself
Our deepest fear is that, if we let down our guard, if we drop the facade of our ego, and open up our hearts to the love of God, that it will not be there to greet and comfort us when we do. We fear that, on the other side of vulnerability, we will find … Continue reading Our Deepest Fear
There are an infinite number of distractions along the path. The danger is not distraction itself, however. The real danger is attaching our identities to that which we are distracted by. If we allow ourselves to become convinced that some thing outside of us is an integral and essential part of who we are, inevitably, … Continue reading Attachment To Distraction
