Peace, Love and Storytelling

"This is the recipe of life said my mother as she held me in her arms as i wept think of those flowers you plant  in the garden each year they will teach you  that people too must wilt fall root rise  in order to bloom " -Rupi Kaur The things that happen in your life are specific to you and just because you don't want them to happen does not mean they won't.  Something I've come to find with time is that every circumstance in your life is to make you the person you are meant to be. That is to say that all the bullshit you go through in life is there to make you some kind of better person. And though at times life feels impossible to conquer, your life is nothing short of a miracle. The life you are living is a work of art and if you know art, you know it is always a work in process. Now I could just tell you that in hopes that you'd understand what the universe is doing to make the best possible y...

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Get rid of anything in your life that brings about negativity. "Trust the vibes you get, energy doesn't lie" -Unknown  There is really no excuse for you to keep people, objects, or ideas around if they bring you bad vibes. Get rid of it! If you are trying to make your life something to be proud of and something worth bragging about, lose the baggage . Nobody wants to be around people or things that constantly bring them down. And trust me, it's not worth it to waste your time in an environment that is not benefiting your life. You've probably heard this a thousand times from memes and stuff you see all over the internet but how many of you actually take the advice you're given? I'd like to believe that after seeing these little messages around you that you'll start listening to them. I mean thats kinda how it was for me. For a long time, I was one of those people. I always saw little quotes and messages that told me to get rid of the...

"Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you." -Marsha Norman There are two definitions of the word dream. One is dream as a noun, that is ideas or stories that happen while you are unconscious. The other definition is dream as a verb which means to contemplate. The big thing to note about dreaming is that dreams are formed from your subconscious mind meaning you dont't always have control over what is happening or why you have them. But I'm going to tell you why you should dream. A few years ago I had this reoccurring dream about getting pregnant, having a baby and the baby evolving into a panda. Uh what?! The fact that I had this strange dream multiple times really had me thinking "what the heck?" So I had to read into what dreams mean to get to the bottom of this strange one. I did a little research into dream theory and found that dreams aren't necessarily in direct correlation with what is going on in your l...

@Findmindtime Present is a word everyone takes for granted. While everything in the world seems to be moving at a  fast pace with all the evolving technology and places quickly changing, we need to make it a point to stop, breathe and live IN THE PRESENT.     "Accept --- Then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it... this will miraculously transform your whole life." -Eckhart Tolle So this is something I've discussed with several different people and it all kind of starts the same. Someone is complaining about this or that saying that something their plan didn't go the way they wanted or they say "I don't know what to do," because of plans changing. Well let me tell you something... The more expectations you have about ANYTHING the more disappointment you will have. No matter how much we sit and plan things out the way we want them to happen, situations will never...

Alright something I've been dancing around since I've started this blog because I want to explain this in the clearest way to those of you who need to know where I stand on religion and such. First off I want to explain the difference between religion and spirituality in words anyone can understand. Religion is the belief or faith in something other than self and spirituality is belief in a more broad idea of truth. Religion is based on the idea of serving a "god." Spirituality is empowerment of self and the idea of finding enlightenment through awareness. Now if you've been reading any of my previous posts you could probably tell where I stand in the spirituality vs religion issue; I am spiritual but not religious. I believe that all that is good comes from belief in true self and I am the light . Whatever you call it, there is a higher power. Whether you believe it is in something other than yourself or within yourself is up to you, but I will tell you how...

Let's talk about Love. I typed "love" into my tumblr search bar and these are some of the images that came up So this is gonna be a little different but I'm going to start with an excerpt from book I'm reading called Journey of the Heart: The Path of Conscious Love by John Welwood. Pretty old book but it's got some interesting takes on "Love," and it's inspired me to really look into what that means. "Threading its way along the boundary between our larger being and karmic patterns, joining heaven and earth, the path of love has both a personal and sacred side. On the personal level, intimate relationship calls on us to expand our capacities and develop greater wholeness as individuals. Beyond that, the love between man and woman also presents a sacred challenge: to go beyond the single-minded pursuit of purely personal gratifications and tap into the larger energies of life as a whole. When love becomes a vehicle for tu...