It’s spring here – even though it’s snowing this weekend, the daffodils and tulips are coming up.  With the new moon yesterday and the eclipse, I’m aware that this is the time for letting go of the past, and anchoring into the new.  I’m also on a cleanse, so I’m clearing on lots of levels.  It’s a good time to deepen our practice.

One of the great temptations of many spiritual students is to forgo being with others in order to be alone with Spirit. In my experience, most of us, once we have begun to clear enough of the clutter in our heart, we yearn for more of that time alone in the secret place of the most high. We yearn for communion.

Once we actively let go of the mountains of self-judgment, through an active practice of self-forgiveness, we then have a capacity to be alone with Spirit. And that’s a very wonderful and nurturing practice. It’s deeply healing.

Sometimes, though, we can be hiding from people because being with people is so challenging. I can see in my own journey that it looks as though it’s been a process, although I’m certain that healing is not a process. Awakening is not a process.

I can see now that healing is a decision. Awakening is a decision.

Here are some of the major steps in my experience of healing and awakening to truth:

Step #1 – I made a decision to Love myself.
This was a true commitment that I actively practiced.
That decision – started the ball rolling.

Step #2, I began to take spiritual classes that taught me to pray and have active prayer partnerships.

Step #3, I decided to give up my judgments and opinions about everything and look for the truth. I made a commitment to off-load all the judgments and live without them.

Step #4, I furthered this commitment by deciding to forgive everything in my past, from this life or any other, whether I could remember it or not.

I did all of this so that I could focus on being loving in the present moment, in the NOW, where the Love actually is.

Along the way, I naturally stopped thinking about the past.
I stopped fantasizing.
I started thinking of myself as a servant, in service to Love and Light.
I started to spend a lot more time in spiritual connection and community with others.

Together we rise. That’s how it works.

Solitude is helpful, but rubbing up against other people’s egos gives us the chance to deepen our practice. It really is about choosing to remember that all of this experience is in support of our awakening. When relationships are challenging it’s an opportunity for extraordinary healing which really can only happen when we’re in our loving heart.

The Power of Love is within us and it’s that which enables all of the good in our lives. Love knows no grievances, and no grasping. That’s the thing for us to remember!

TODAY: Sundays With Spirit – a spiritual celebration with music and inspiration. I’m speaking today and I’d love to have you join me. It’s free of course, but you do have to register. Click now to learn more.

NEW ACIM PODCAST EPISODE: my topic is How to Heal and Love Yourself.  Every struggle—whether it’s illness, emotional pain, or financial hardship—is a call for love and an opportunity to remember the truth of who we are.  In this episode, I share how we can speed up our healing with Love.  I explore the ACIM teachings that show us how all dysfunction can be healed with Love.  With simple tips of how to actually activate this healing, this episode is a game-changer!

“Miracles happen when we become more interested in the truth than in our fears.”

Join me Saturday, APRIL 12 for a WORKSHOP Activating Faith & Trust for A Happier Life Part 2.  By popular request, my April Deep Dive Workshop topic is Activating Faith & Trust for A Happier Life Part 2.  Many spiritual students find it very difficult to have faith and place their trust in Spirit, in intuition, and inspiration.  Without trust and faith, it’s not possible to awaken and enjoy the daily benefits that being connected with Spirit brings.  Trust and faith are possible and there are practical methods to access them.  Join me on Saturday, April  12th for a deep dive into the HOW of activating faith and trust.  Click now to register.