We all have innate gifts in the back closets of our being, that we leave unopened, but are waiting for us to discover them. These hold keys to becoming our best selves, and are catalysts for creative energy...

There is a Lifeforce in us that pushes us to become new. This call breaks into the old. It interrupts our tired routines, our habitual fears, our emotional and thought patterns that no longer fit. Here's where it can take us...

We are seeing a new spiritual paradigm emerging in the world. But although it's unprecedented, the good news is there are tried and true Sacred Journeys that we can map out. While you will walk the journey like no one before you, there are clear pathways for you to follow...

You and I are not broken or defective. We are merely misinformed. Most of us go in and out of cycles of self-contempt or victimhood regularly. Here’s a story of how we can move beyond this narrative of brokenness…

The spiritual life can be so confusing, but fortunately, it can also be mapped. I've found some predictable and clear spiritual landmarks, which I've compiled into what I call the Sacred Journeys map...

Living hurried is almost always a habit response, driven by our fear and anxiety. Frantic speed may get us where we’re going more quickly, but it surely detours us from a life we love. Here’s how we get back on track…

We tend to stuff our lives with well-intentioned commitments and activities. But one of the key truths in the spiritual life is that less is more. And so, one of the key practices in the spiritual life is sorting.

Do you feel stretched too thin? Do you feel both busy and unproductive? Do you feel like like is your time gets hijacked by other people and external demands? Do you long for a simpler life that is more aligned with your deep values? In this upcoming online book and discussion group, we will explore what it means to identify and live out the most essential version of our life…

Groups reach harmonic resonance in many different ways, and when they do, they can feel a powerful, higher vibrational frequency flowering forth…

Truly, creativity is a divine force that humanizes us. It brings a sparkle into our lives. Here’s the challenge, and how doodles can help us through…

Our world’s outer demands and dynamics are exceeding our inner resources: our beliefs, thoughts, and actions - stemming from a deep inner knowing - that ground and stabilize us. But despite the demands of our warp-speed world, you and I can access and nurture the contemplative corrective…

When we get beyond limiting beliefs and habits and the fixed mindset, we unleash a growth dynamic that changes everything. At every point in our life, there is the possibility of living into our next-best-selves. The growth mindset helps us recognize and realize this possibility…

The Enneagram uses a nine-pointed figure to portray nine basic personality styles.  Each type has a perspective and style of living that contains strengths and weaknesses…

Of course, spiritual practice often feels optional, and most people regularly opt out. We say: “It gets boring.” “There’s not enough time.” “I don’t think I’m doing it right.” But beneath our usual excuses, I’ve found two deeper common reasons, from talking with numerous clients, why our spiritual practices so easily fade…

We all have a kind of constant commentary running through our minds. Sometimes this narration is innocuous. “Glad we’re finally getting some rain - we really needed that.” “I wonder what my friend has been up to lately.” But often times the commentary in our heads is laced with judgement…

Your imagination can transform your spiritual life. So why, in conversations about spirituality, does imagination often get a bad rap? It tends to be framed as a kind of make believe or fantasy strain of the mind, a deviation from disciplined spiritual practice. In reality, imagination IS a practice and a discipline. And it’s the doorway to a profound spiritual life…

One of the hardest times to be human is when we feel shame or feel small. We work hard to avoid these moments, but for many of us they erupt too often. But when we’re able to look at human experience through the lens of our soul, it has a way of turning everything on its head…

When I was a campus pastor I inherited a ring packed with keys, like relics from earlier times and places. After some weeks in my new place, there was a closet that I had never opened. I lugged the key ring to the door and one by one I tried the keys...

How often do you fall into the “if only” trap? Here are some of the loops that play in our heads: My life would be so much better if only…

When the channel to our authenticity is open, we feel confident and creative. This is how I like to live, and I’m sure the same is true for you. Why is something we so desire such a tough nut to crack? It’s elusive because...