Mindful Motivation

By Judi Lynch

Word count – 656

Bio word count - 60

Motivation is the force that drives us and helps to maintain our goals in life. It can be a challenge to stay motivated when things are uncertain or seem out of control. If we feel that our efforts are being wasted, unseen or unheard, we can lose our focus, our will to succeed. When we can feel purpose in our actions and words we’re more inclined to keep going upward.

Motivation can come…

There's no question that 2020 has been one of the most challenging and eventful years in modern memory. Many people are more than ready to move on to a new year and a fresh start, but others are understandably worried about the future. If you have concerns about what lies ahead, spirituality can provide comfort and put you at ease. Try these four…

2020 will go on record as being one of the most difficult periods of this century. Although the world invariably is experiencing its share of challenges, there are still aspects of your behavior you can manage with a peaceful outlook. God granted us certain tools that we can use to cope with the earth’s ever-changing emotional confusion.

Everyone can harness the magic from deep in our soul. Using these tools listed below can help when practiced regularly. Although these tools…

“The law of karma is the notion that all of life is governed by a system of cause and effect, action and reaction, in which your deeds have corresponding effects on the future.” [2] 

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Grounding during these stressful times

Getting yourself together

How do you ground yourself

Perhaps the most intriguing, and most common way to calm yourself during stressful times is a terrific technique called grounding.


Some suffering from chronic pain, insomnia, and other conditions show improvements after practicing grounding.

Grounding is very calming. 

I was taught several techniques in how to help myself. I was always taught to imagine myself…

Like everything else in life, the spiritual path has a trick to it that they never tell you about.  They tell you how you should think and feel: “Accept all things evenly, as coming from God”;  “Desire nothing, cling to nothing”;  “Let the world be as ashes in your mouth.”  What they don’t tell you is that this state is impossible to achieve in a real, meaningful way by one’s self.  We need a guru or an embodied spiritual agent acting upon us to truly transform ourselves. Not even…

Linda: Most of us have been brought up to think in either/or terms. We may not even realize how much it is costing us to continue these old patterns that dominate our thinking. Either/or thinking separates us from our partner. And seeing ourselves as disconnected…

Minimalism has taken the world by storm over the last few years. With the rises of influencers like Marie Kondo, the chances are you’ve thought more and more about getting rid of your ‘stuff.’ Let’s face it, we all have tons of ‘stuff’ lying around everything that has built up over our lifetimes, and there comes the point where you’ll want to get rid of it.

While chucking out stuff you don’t need, or at least highlighting the stuff you don’t need, is…

At a time when everything is our world is going through an upheaval, with dramatic shifting and changing - our political and social systems, our schools and religions, our families and communities, the environment and even our own personal and professional lives - a compassionate state of being is needed on every front. We are all needed to step up to the plate as warriors of love and compassion, to help the planet through this tumultuous time of epic…

Many people today aren't leading happy lives. Sorrow and sadness cover the masses like a heavy blanket. Most of us look for happiness as if it's a hidden treasure that we will eventually discover, but it's often very elusive.  Driven by the need to be happy, we pursue many things. We believe that if we make enough money, marry the right spouse…

Linda: I first heard this story from Sonia Choquete. It is a true story about a woman in her seventies who came to have a psychic consultation with Sonia in Chicago. The woman’s husband had recently died, and she was looking at her life ahead. During the…

Many people work to become connected with a spiritual being or path throughout their entire lives. While everyone’s view may be different from the next, it’s important to choose spiritual practices that benefit you. Meditation, prayer, and augmenting spiritual powers are all ways…

Despite our best efforts, and our clear intention to hold our temper, listen with patience, offer more acknowledgment, give up control, remember to say “I love you”, or keep any of the resolutions that we have made, sometimes we just don’t do it. Like most people, we’ve failed to do…

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Summary: Are you looking for ideas to fill time during this pandemic with transformative activities that bring more fulfillment & fun to both you and your kids? Here are 4 suggestions to enrich your mind, body & spirit!

Parents are talking about the challenges that they’re having… managing the kids being home all day. Those who are used to home-schooling may not find this to be quite as difficult. Home schooling as…

We exist in a fast paced society. We rush from point a to point b. We're on the move, and always on the go.We dance to the beat of someone else's drum, and forget our own. Then suddenly we find ourselves exhausted, uninspired, unmotivated, and questioning what's wrong. We're so busy thinking of our next move, that we aren't paying attention to our present one. The place where there is peace, not anxiety, and not depression. The past is gone, and the future isn't here yet. When we choose to…

“People gifted with wonder tend to be easy to spot. They have a joy that seems to require no data and is not diminished by seeming evidence to the contrary. They look up when that decision seems counterintuitive. They are solution seekers, bright side-finders, dream-stokers, and defiant dancers. The world never has…

Into the silence I step

For it is with choice I step into this place



A place of stillness

A place a beauty

A place of reverence

A place of wisdom

A place of knowing

A place filled with…