Two years ago I created a persona for myself called “Super Spiritual Girl” in which I offer videos I’ve created. In my opinion, it’s a great name; it’s catchy and playful. And “playful” is something I need more of in my life. It’s a great reminder for me, as I tend to take things far too seriously, much of the time. Still, my comfort level with the name wavers. I met a woman recently, who asked me why I’m not stepping into the Super Spiritual Girl persona more. She loves the name and I suggested I could have a lot more fun with it. I agreed, and tried to explain my resistance to it; why I wasn’t playing it up more. It’s a simple reason: Fear… [Read more...]
Spiritual Materialism and Where to Point the Finger
April 12, 2010
I’ve kind of had it up to here with spiritual materialism: people spending $200.00 on yoga outfits, the abundance of self-proclaimed gurus taking ancient Eastern spiritual principles and repackaging them into fragmented Cole’s notes versions, and films that suggest if we simply repeat our daily affirmations we’ll attract the perfect partner and a high paying job. And if don’t attract them, we must be doing it wrong. Suddenly, personal growth is all about outcome. Everybody’s jumping on the spiritual bandwagon. But hey, it’s hip. It’s cool. It’s fun. Let’s all chant, “Namaste,” together!
I don’t know . . . Personally, my spiritual path hasn’t always been so hip, cool and fun. It has often felt beautiful, but along that path there has also been pain…. [Read more...]
Getting off Autopilot and into Yum
April 6, 2010
We rarely pay attention to how much of the day we move though on autopilot. We have our schedule and we stick to it. We move from one thing to the next unconsciously as we brush our teeth, make our breakfast, eat our food, and drive to work. Before you know it the day is gone and we have no idea how it’s slipped past us. For years I’ve made a conscious effort to be mindful of this. I’m more successful at being present than ever before, but even still, I catch myself on autopilot more often than I’d like. It’s a hard habit to break… [Read more...]
Seeing the Light: Owning our Patterns
March 16, 2010
My girlfriend Sadie has been single as long as I’ve known her. She is beautiful, sweet, intelligent and successful. She actively dates and I hear the same stories over and over from her… He still hasn’t called. He called but he’s too busy to see her right now. He’s busy with work, so had to cancel again. It seems as though she is one of those women who can’t admit when a guy just isn’t that into her.
We all are blind in some way or another. And here’s the key to seeing the light: [...]