“Where do I pursue ego hits? Little ego satisfactions instead of spiritual connections?”

This is such an important question to ask ourselves. And it’s one I ask myself regularly.

I realized I was often looking for ego satisfactions instead of love connections without even knowing it.

What’s the difference?

Ego hits are about:

• Getting recognition
• Being right
• Looking good
• Feeling superior
• Getting what “I” want

Love connections are about:

• Giving and receiving authentically
• Serving something greater
• Feeling peaceful
• Being genuinely helpful
• Sharing joy

The tricky part is that they can look similar from the outside. The difference is in how they FEEL and what they produce.

Ego hits give you a temporary high followed by emptiness. You need more and more to feel satisfied. It’s never enough.

Love connections give you a deep sense of fulfillment that actually grows when you share it.

You feel more connected to life, not more separate.

When we’re in the flow of love—when we’re being loving—we don’t experience life as difficult, even when other people going through exactly the same circumstances might find them very challenging.

I’ve discovered that the fastest way to change how you think about anything is to release the blocks to love. That’s what true forgiveness is all about.

It’s releasing the blocks to love, which are thoughts like:

• “I’m not good enough”
• “Something’s wrong with me”
• “They’re bad”
• “They don’t deserve love”

All false beliefs block the flow of love.

When we’re in the flow of love and being loving, we welcome everything good. We don’t need to protect ourselves. We don’t have to control everything.  I don’t need to impress anyone with anything but kindness.

I still put attention on taking care of my physical life—food, the animals I care for. And I’m interested in doing that in the most loving ways possible. Open-hearted. Generous of heart. Overflowing with love for my body and everyone around me.

That’s huge—to no longer feel I have to protect myself from things or people anymore.

If you’d like support for letting go of the blocks to Love, join my FREE Forgiveness Workshop this Saturday to start flowing with love instead of chasing ego satisfaction.

Love connections are always available.

They’re just waiting for our willingness.

FREE Forgiveness Workshop on Saturday, January 31 – register now to join me.  Forgiveness offers everything we want!

NEW ACIM PODCAST EPISODE:  What to Do When You’re Afraid What do you do when you can feel the pain of the whole world?

In this episode, I share what happened when I sat down to read the news and found myself crying — not from despair, but from feeling the collective fear, worry, and anxiety so many people are experiencing right now. This led me to one of the most powerful sections in A Course in Miracles: the Special Principles for Miracle Workers.

I explore the difference between “pushing density” (trying to fix things in form) and “working in the invisible” (shifting consciousness at the level of the mind). I unpack why responding to error with anything except a desire to heal keeps us trapped in confusion. And I share the one prayer that changed everything for me — the prayer I now call my life’s purpose.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by what’s happening in the world, come join me. There’s a different way through.