Have you lost your way? You can’t seem to read the road signs anymore? You can’t seem to find your map, or worse you left without it! Not to worry. Your soul is the greatest GPS device known to man in your journey though life.

The problem is, that while we are beings of energy, that energy right now is locked up in a body and mind/ego. It’s not a huge problem, but the body and mind can speak pretty loudly some times, so loud that we can no longer hear our soul. The soul will always try to get you where you’re going, we just can’t hear it all the time.

So, we’ve developed tools, maps, goals, vision boards, coaches, therapists, and a plethora of others just to keep us on track. When all we really need is to be quiet enough to hear the whisperings of our soul. We’ve all experienced those moments when we didn’t walk down this street, or did make that phone call based on something we ‘felt’. Many call that intuition (and it is), but what they don’t say is that intuition is the voice of the soul that is screaming at you to do something. Usually the soul is much much quieter.

It takes practice to hear the soul. This is what they call a spiritual practice: Meditate or pray daily. Do acts of random kindness ( ARK’s) and be aware of what your soul is telling you. Einstein once wrote; “The only real valuable thing is intuition.” We don’t always hear it, but then again we aren’t always listening.

Listen.

Love and Bright blessings ~ Richard

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Today millions of Christians are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. Outside of his birth celebration at Christmas, this religious holiday is one of the most important, if not the most important holiday on the Christian calendar.

But like Christmas, this day belongs not only to Christian’s but to anyone that wants to celebrate new life. They say, “remember the reason for the season”; if you are celebrating new life whether that includes the life of Jesus or not, then I say you are remembering the reason for the season. There are all kinds of religions in the world today, some that adhere to the teachings of Jesus and his apostles, and some that don’t. That is becoming less and less important today as long as there is tolerance for our brothers and sisters across the face of this world.

The days of “our way is the only way to heaven”, while they still exist, a new spiritual revolution is bringing those days to an end. We are all connected and must act accordingly.

My wish for you on this Holy day is that you have the sense of rebirth in your life. That you understand and know without a shadow of doubt, that resurrection in all things is possible. No matter where you are in you life’s procession, there will be no end to it, only rebirth and change. Revel in this day because its meaning is the core of your spiritual being ~ Happy Easter.

Love and Bright blessings ~ Richard

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Many of you may know I am continuing my education in the field of psychology. As a student I don't have the opportunity to read a great deal for pleasure only. While I enjoy many of my text books (many of them can be found on my website) I've put off reading novels until this summer break.

The Shack, is a book that came highly recommended to me. It is a spiritual novel and I'm not even finished with it and I will highly recommend it to you! It is an excellent novel. I've already cried, smiled inside and laughed out loud reading it. Written by Wm. Paul Young, it is a short 252 pages, but reads as if only 50. Yes, it is that sort of page turner. In fact I recommend that you do not start reading it until you have a chunk of free time, because you will NOT want to put it down.

Lastly, I want to add if you are a Christian this is a must read book. This book will bring you ever so much closer to your faith. If you've ever wondered about the Holy Trinity, you may find answers here, if you've ever wondered why Jesus died on the cross - it becomes ever so poignantly clear in this novel (it made me cry).

If you are former Christian, or someone that has turn away from Christianity don't let my former statements disuade you from reading this book. Regardless of your faith, it holds a deep spirituality and has something for everyone.

Buy it today!

Love and Bright blessings ~ Richard

"The most power prayer, one well nigh omnipotent, and the worthiest work of all is the outcome of a quiet mind." Meister Eckhart wrote that, and if you don’t believe it just give it a try. Jesus told us; “ when you pray, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” The Buddha teaches us; “The greatest prayer is patience.” If it doesn’t take a quiet mind to be patient, I don’t know what does.

There you have it. Spiritual leaders have always taught us that our communion with the Divine, the Greater Source – God – is to shut your mouth and open your heart. Opening your heart is an act of gratitude, not supplication. I think Mother Teresa put it very well; “Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart.”

You’ve gotten the message, now it’s time to kick it up notch.

Love and Bright blessings ~ Richard

In the beginning: Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."
Now do you honestly believe that “image” is what Michelangelo painted on the Sistine Chapel? If you do, then I’m sorry we must agree to disagree. For me (and millions of other) that ‘image’ is the divine love within us that allows us to choose and create. Do you feel this love?; this divine love at the very core of our being? Some of us have, and it probably scared you to death, and if you are a spiritual person even more so. You understand what getting in touch with that love means to you and the world around you, but you are/were afraid of being abandoned by your friends and family (just as Jesus was kicked out of Nazareth). We become afraid of being called a kook or assigned some form of psychological identity disorder. I want to let you know though, you are not the only one that has felt it. You are NOT a kook, nor do you have a disorder.

What do we do about when Jesus told us: "Truly, I tell all of you with certainty, the one who believes in me will also do what I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” Jesus isn’t the only one that taught such things; Buddha, Krishna, Gandhi – spiritual leaders and Masters have all taught this same principle.

Divine love, which is inside you, will make you whole. It will grant to you a peace you’ve only ever dreamt of. It will connect us all. Open your heart to it, don’t be afraid.

Love and Bright blessings ~ Richard

Have you ever walked away from one of your teachers at school, and were confounded by what they had to teach you? But after you got home and a little time of quiet study, you “get it” as if struck by lightning? Quite frankly, math was that way for me quite often.

Rest assured that you spiritual journey will be no different. And if you are one of the fortunate ones that “get it” right from the start, I still don’t think that will be your situation on a spiritual journey. Why? Because I think it must be written in some Spiritual Masters Handbook somewhere that spiritual masters must be a little (if not a lot) obtuse in their teaching. The Buddha was pretty straight forward, but even some of his teachings catch us off guard; “ Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.”. OK, I get that from the perspective of the candle – it’s sound physics, but in a spiritual sense, what’s he talking about? Jesus, did the exact same thing with the parables that he was famous for – “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle …”. Huh?!

Well, if you are on a spiritual journey, fear not. This style of teaching is chosen by the Masters on purpose. You would clearly not be the only one confused. Growing up, and even now, in the Christian tradition, I’ve been exposed to various Bible studies. If everyone got it, then we wouldn’t need to study the Bible. The Masters need you to take time and with silence go inside yourself to find the answers. We don’t need to be “taught” anything. Even that Math homework is waiting inside you, waiting for you to push the right button so your mind can say… “OHHHH Yeah!, now I get it”. So too is your spiritual awareness inside you. The Masters are now waiting for you to push that button, so you can say; “HALALUAH!!! I get it!”.

Love and Bright blessings ~ Richard