The Journey

The light that radiates from within dispels all darkness.  Viciousness and fear cannot stand in the presence of pure awareness!  Liars will tell you that simply being is weakness.  But, the unseen spiritual force of simply being (that is your inner light) has the MOST power, because it is the origin of the universe.  

Your inner light can calm great beasts - your peaceful energy can dispel fear - your gentleness can soothe conflict and erase tensions.  Find the strength in your awareness and shine your inner light!  Fighting tooth and nail will not serve you at this moment.  Breathe love into this.  

When we encounter difficult people or situations, our impulse is often to fight back - but doing so only makes the fight continue.  Standing firm in our self-controlled, non-reactive, gracious & patient center takes a counterintuitive kind of courage to use, and is a more advanced practice that helps both parties!

As well, our relationship to self can often see two sides at battle.  Fighting fire with fire can feel too violent when we’re burnt out from negative self talk.  

The vicious inner critic, the internalized voice of dissent, the harsh naysayer - these sharp creatures try to destroy us from within - but cultivating a gentle, kind opposing force that calms with warmth and soothes with love and understanding can help our tiger to survive in peace - we allow the tiger to exist, and we love it till it lets us rub its belly.