I don’t know any way to break this to you gently, so I’m just going to blurt it out… Enlightenment is not likely to do most of what you’re expecting it to do for you. First, a disclosure: I am not an enlightened being (probably), nor do I play one on TV. I am, however, [...]

Usually, when we feel blocked it’s because we’re attempting to do something with our life that we don’t yet have the tools for (or we have the tools but don’t have permission – we aren’t ready to be “that kind of person” yet). Metaphorically, the Universe is a wide open warehouse, and we’re free to [...]

When times are good, when nice things are happening, when life is rocking on nice and stable, it’s easy for us to figure we’ve got it all figured out. But then… something else happens. Disaster strikes. Tragedy happens. Heartache and loss and pain cut deep into our lives. And we start wondering if maybe, after [...]

Enlightenment may not be the heavy, complicated thing we’ve been led to believe it is. And while it can take some time and commitment to change the way we think about things, we just might discover it’s not so terribly serious, sober and humorless… once we really get into the swing of seeing things with [...]