The Path to My Heart

Tools, insight and wisdom for the newly awakened

What’s Inside – Welcome Message
Newly Awakened and Questioning Reality?

You’re in the right place! Experiencing freedom on a prison planet has been a long-time goal of mine.
- How to be in the world but not of it.
- How to remain centered in the storm.
- How to discern truth from lies.
It’s been quite a journey. I share with you my blog contains insights I’ve gained along The Path to my Heart which I hope will be of benefit to you. It’s also a place for me to share my experiences with healing negative beliefs, ending vicious cycles, facing fear and allowing negative emotions to surface without judgment on my path to achieving wholeness. Please join me if you are interested in finding your own truth and a possibility for lasting healing!
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The Journey to Self Love

Wouldn’t it be nice to live without self-judgment? It’s a bad habit. We automatically judge ourselves without realizing it. Have we been sold a line that we’re defective? Why isn’t self-acceptance the norm? How did we get to be so hard on ourselves?
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Asking For What You Want

Do you ever notice, we always get what we ask for? More times than not though, things appear out of the blue and we scratch our heads wondering – Why did this happen? I didn’t ask for this nor do I need this now! It just proves to me that we don’t always realize or remember we’ve asked. Perhaps our heart or soul asked for something and we didn’t hear it. A likely possibility, especially with the important things in our life.
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Speaking up for Yourself – Easier Said Than Done!

This can be a very stressful decision – Do I speak up or say nothing? I have struggled with finding my voice for many years. I have also been healing that which stops me from speaking up for myself. My tendency would be to “stuff it” down and say nothing out of fear of reprisal. I have recently been in a situation that challenged me yet again to speak up. I share the following in hope that it will help others sort through this dilemma!
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The Body Temple – Leaving is no Longer an Option

I just returned from a 21 day trip through Peru and Bolivia. When I was deciding whether or not to book the trip, I kept thinking: I don’t want to go to Peru or Bolivia, but I kept coming back to the idea that it might be worth it since a good friend and spiritual leader was also going. As it turns out –
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The Breath of Life

It’s now Autumn and I suppose the trees could be saying – “What’s the point? Why do I have to drop my leaves again?” It’s what they do isn’t it, without a thought. We are a part of nature, so it follows that we all drop our leaves too. I know for myself I’ve had cycles in my life of dropping my leaves, followed by moments of contemplation and hibernation, then moving into growing new leaves again. It’s a continuous cycle on a micro scale: birth – growth – death, on and on throughout life.
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The Pursuit of Happiness won’t end in Happiness

Just the nature of “being in pursuit” implies something is missing, akin to the grass is always greener on the other side. The one in pursuit believes he or she lacks the very thing they are pursuing. In the act of pursuit, what you’re after, in this case ‘happiness’, will always elude you. That’s the nature of pursuit.

It’s only when you give up the search, in the absence of looking, and in the stillness, can you find what you’re seeking.
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Authenticity: Being True to Yourself

I hear the word “authentic” a lot. It’s one of those words that have an assumed meaning, like one we can almost pull out of our heads to describe. I wanted to focus on this word specifically and apply it to my own life. I wanted to know if I was being authentic. Being genuine and congruent also work here as well.
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Freedom: Now You Can Have the Keys!

Take a minute to ponder these questions: What does freedom look like in your life? How would you know if you were free? And, why is freedom so important? In the past, I associated freedom with the physical, through my body. Running always felt like freedom to me, however, there have been few times in my life when my body felt the ease of running. What does physical freedom really feel like then? And what about emotional freedom or spiritual freedom? Have you ever experienced these freedoms?
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How to be Free of Negative Circumstances by Taking Self-Responsibility

No one wants to be told you’re the source of your own misery and suffering. If you’re blaming others and circumstances for your predicaments and unhappiness, you’re missing a golden opportunity for some amazing changes and growth to take place in your life. Misery and suffering come from within but it’s not who you are and it’s not usually what you think it is – typically.
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Am I Selfish if I Love Myself? Uncovering the Myths and Lies of Self Love

Some people believe it’s selfish or vain to love yourself. You may have even heard it’s unhealthy. This is a myth and a lie. Many people haven’t experienced what it means to love themselves, or what it entails. Imagine the looks you might get from people you know if you were to suddenly announce out loud: “I love myself!” while proudly sporting a big smile. A likely response from your friends might be: “Oh . . . that’s nice.” at the same time wondering: “Who does she think she is?”
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Blessings in Disguise

I remember years ago reading a wonderful story from OSHO about blessings in disguise. It really struck me as truth and a great example of the ultimate in allowing and not being attached to outcomes. The opposites of good and bad meld together when we’re being neutral and open to all possibilities. I’ll share the parable at the end of this chapter.
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How is Your Emotional Health?

You can improve your chances of being healthy and happy by allowing all emotions to be felt in the kindest, gentlest way. This opens the door for freedom and allows self-love to be your guide.
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Transforming Death into Life through Creation

A fellow blogger and amazing photographer I follow on WordPress, Amy Rose, recently lost a dear friend and in the same week, was told her mother has only months to live. The photos she posted on her most recent blog (the featured image above is one) capture the power of her emotions as she was experiencing them. These photos are stunning. They capture her broken heart and feelings of loss, sadness and grief. I can also see in them her heart full of love and joy, as if while in her grief, she was remembering the times she spent with her friend. These photos embody life. From a death . . . life was born through creation.
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Healing the Inner Child

There’s a wealth of information available to help with healing the inner child. For the purpose of this blog post, I’d like to share from my own personal experience.

I’m not an expert on the subject in general, but I am an expert on successfully healing my own inner child. My hope is that in sharing my experience, you will feel comfortable inviting your inner child into your life.
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How to Develop Discernment to Make Your Life Easier

The first counsel written over the gateway to the temple of Delphi, “Know Thyself” says it all when it comes to discernment. I have found that discernment has a direct correlation to how well I know myself. Having good discernment can help us with questions like: What is the best decision for me to make in the moment and what is not? What is it I’m feeling – is it mine or someone else’s? Is this career path in my future?
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Healing Negative Beliefs

Negative beliefs are very destructive to ourselves and others, mostly because we believe they’re true and identify with them when we use “I am” in front of things like being a burden, weak, not worthy, a mistake . . . It’s not true. You’re not a burden! Your negative thoughts are a burden – more likely. Wars are fought over beliefs. We would die for some of them, believing ourselves to be “right” to the death. Many times, we find these beliefs we’re suffering over aren’t even ours. They are ones we picked up from our parents, family, friends, teachers and the media.
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Florence Scovel Shinn Affirmations

Florence Scovel Shinn, I feel, is the leading authority on affirmations. I love her book, The Wisdom of Florence Shovel Shinn. This book contains four of her books:
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Building a Connection with God

Not so long ago, I realized that I had no relationship or connection with God. I may have even been a bit skeptical, or perhaps had unfinished business with him. I knew about synchronicity, coincidence, The Secret, The Law of Attraction, the Universe, etc., but my interest was mainly from a point of view: “That’s just how things work here.” It wasn’t personal, I just knew this stuff existed. I had faith, but it was limited to only what I could achieve alone. I was the master of my life and the master of my destiny!
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Healing Fragmented Pieces Through Shamanic Journeying

My book, Bridging the Gap Between You and Your Inner Child, is a story about my fragmented pieces coming back into my life for healing and heart integration. It was obviously time, but I had no idea it was about to happen. They came to life, one by one, with stories of their own healing adventure and a willingness to face their demons. Sophie, my inner child, finally faces her demons at a circus fun house!
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The Outsider – Understanding Feelings of Separation

Disassociation can happen when we are triggered and traumatized. We can fragment without being aware that a part of us has left, losing a sense of who we are. It’s like being in the world but not of it, you’re here but you’re not, going through the motions but not feeling much of anything. You may have a moment of clarity and realize much of your life has been lived without you.
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An Honest Look at Gender Identity Confusion

The number of TV documentaries, movies and interviews with people questioning their gender identity has skyrocketed in the past decade. Due to medical advancements, there are thousands of people making extraordinary life-altering decisions: whether or not to change their gender through hormone therapy and surgery.
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Understanding and Healing Fragmentation

I remember leaving my body a few times as a child, flying down the stairs. I recall waking up one morning thinking: Wow! That was fun, I want to do it again! At the time, I didn’t have a clue why this was happening. Now, I realize I dissociated from my body during trauma. This could have been the time Sophie (my inner child) left, fragmenting from me.

At the time she splintered off, she became her own “self” and her growth ceased. She was stuck in time literally; left with the traumatic feelings I was experiencing in the moment. I’d been unconscious for most of my life to the understanding that Sophie was existing within me, along with other aspects of myself.
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