Your life is your own; one thousand people can approve of it, one thousand people can criticize it, but when all is said and done you are the one who is either at peace with yourself, or not. Being content with oneself is not by consensus; looking to the opinions of others to validate your worth is the path to a deep and dark debtors prison. All the king's horses, and all the king's men -- ei...

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If anxious thoughts and feelings had any power to help us reach some place in life where, finally, we'd be released from the pain of always feeling rushed... don't you think we'd have reached there by now!...

The first step, and in some ways the most difficult along the upper Way, is the separation of the false from what is real; imagine what happens when someone you think is your friend is suddenly seen as always having been secretly set against you. The shock is overwhelming; and the part of you that felt your friend was a good one is rocked because you can see that your friend wasn't the only on...

As you grow spiritually, you see more -- and the more you see, the more self-evident your actions become.

Topics covered: Our original nature; Outgrowing limitations; Adults as examples for children; All moments are for discovery; The true nature of safety; Anger is deflection; The nature of addictions; Seeing the good when things look bad; Depression and sadness.

Part 1 No shadow can see itself... nor does it want to; the lower (in-the-dark) parts of us that don't want to be illuminated will not agree to stand in the light that reveals them. However, there are also higher parts of us that know this truth, and that can -- by a higher will -- hold these unconscious parts of us in the presence of that light... so that the light can do what only it...

When the doctor taps your knee and it suddenly jerks, you don't get upset with your leg for jumping out of control. Why? Because in that moment, you realize your temporary jumpy experience is an involuntary physical reaction. But, how do you view your emotional reactions when they start jerking you around? Not only are they hard on you, but once they're done, you're then hard on yourself wi...

Your protection from devils and their dark, deceptive ways lies within your ability to recognize them as devils.

Rather than defend our mistakes by finding excuses for them, we can understand that our refusal to learn the lesson at hand ensures we will meet that lesson again, along with its misery.

Let no day pass without your wish on that Star, Stand fast; with Heaven in sight, though still afar. In watchfulness remain until... There you are!...

Topics covered: How to start living your authentic life; What is the immortal self; Surrendering to a situation brings a new understanding; A timeless wisdom and compassion already lives in you; Unwanted moments are gifts; Do not oppose what opposes you; We're meant to outgrow ourselves; Understanding scale; Why we cling to our pain.