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There is a difference between stillness, stiffness, compulsion and real action The intention if this talk is to bring light that many things may look the same on the outside, but the inner experience may

Sometimes from where you are standing, it is impossible to know how to get where you are going. We all have goals, desires, or dreams that we want to pursue, but we might not know exactly how to get there.

What does it mean to be aware? or Awake? It means that we are not looking at life through our conditioning. That we are not experiencing the present from the past. As human beings, we have a great gift

I want to share a very powerful realization that I have had. It is that good is the enemy of great. We may ask ourselves, How can this be? Isn't good a stop on the road to greatness? The answer is, maybe

I want to invite you to always question what you believe is possible. I have been witnessing how we constantly project our past into our future as it pertains to what we believe is possible. In essence,

When it comes to our journey and setting goals, we can often time be very clear about the outcome we desire in life. We know what kind of house we want. We know what kind of person we want to be with.

When it comes to problems, at times we can be very cerebral in our approach to solving them. I have found that when it comes to traumas that are deep-rooted, simply reasoning with them will never allow

Is possible that the root of most of our psychological problems are rooted in our obsession with ourselves? I have found that as a culture our problems are often rooted in the over-identification of our

Why are we so affected by others? Have you found the someone's words and actions can have the tendency to make or break your sense of well being? This shift into internal sovereignty is a profound one.

Have you ever thought to yourself, that because you do not know something that no one knows? This conversation is about being humble around your personal limits of experience, thought, and understanding.

Often times in life, our problems are not really the thing that creates stress in our lives. It is actually the lamenting and our extreme investment and obsession with our problems that is really the problem.

Most of us asked ourselves at some point in our life: What is my purpose? How can I find my purpose? Fundamentally, everyone’s purpose is the same. To actualize and express the truest version of ourselves.

There are 2 stages of freedom. When we are young and very much identified with the body we usually think about our freedom in physical terms. Where can I go? What can I do? That is the first phase of freedom.

Why is that when we are growing spiritually our relationship with the people whom we love most, usually become the most challenging? This is simply because this is the group of people who know us the best

It's not about what you achieve, it's about who you become in the process. Goals are interesting things, because in a lot of ways they are a moving target. The person who wants to achieve something is

I have learned that the way we communicate about things reveals a lot about our subconscious. Words are really powerful. We know this phrase: “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never

I am so blessed to be a man who grew up around women. I have a mother and two sisters. It was primarily us growing up. I become so sensitive to the female condition and the experience they have. I was

Information is always changing. One day we hear that this food is good for us and in another day it is causing cancer. There is all this information out there and we are given so much of it, but we are

Someone once said, “Unforgiveness is like you are drinking poison and expecting the other person to die”. I reflect on this idea at times. That we say “I forgive you” as if we are actually doing something

One of my favourite quotes is “Peace is what you are and stress is what you think you should be.” I know for myself early on, when I began to consciously pursue my evolution or this idea of my