Flirting With Enlightenment

How do you handle facing an opposing opinion? Can you stay grounded and clear, sharing your point of view while listening to (not just hearing) an opinion of another? Or do you go through the motions, waiting for the chance to speak again and double down on your point of view? What about your body language? Do you appear physically agitated, bored or disinterested? Our body language carries as muc...

We often rush to find clear answers to certain questions in our lives, but what would happen if we stayed in question energy instead? Does thinking about this approach to clarity feel freeing, or terrifying? How about anxious or never ending? Listen to a few things to consider on this short podcast. 

When we feel a little excitement mixed with fear, we may be connecting with new desires that want to come through us. If we have been following along a routine path, this may feel strange and uncomfortable as well as a little exciting. Are you ready to tap into new feelings and desires to see what happens next?

Peace and chaos are interesting partners. While we may dislike being in chaos when it's pushed upon us, it sparks inner growth and transformation in ways we may not have chosen outwardly. At the same time, peace is a place within that can always be reached - however - we have to make time and space for it, and be present to truly experience it. On the latest episode of the Flirting With Enlightenm...

The way we move through life starts with what we are willing to hear, see and listen to, and why we choose to do so. At the same time, the impact of personal filters can change over time - and should - as we learn, more clearly understand, gain experience and wisdom and, most importantly, connect with others who share their experiences and insight to help us understand new perspectives. On this ep...

What does the phrase stepping up mean to you? Take action? Work harder? Take responsibility? Do more? Or does it also mean taking a beat? Getting clearer on desires, skills and areas of healing? Finding what truly aligns with your personal needs, wants and ideals, and then operating from that pace and place? In my opinion, it’s all of the above - and more. On this episode of the Flirting With Enli...

Taking time to understand what makes you impatient, why, and the reasons you continue with certain behaviors is all part of discovering your patience practice. Knowing your patterns reveals a lot about personal triggers, coping mechanisms and unique strengths. In other words, it’s incredibly empowering information. Clearly seeing the deeper reasons behind your reactions and motivations also offers...

The art of dealing with the unexpected while taking self care is a lifelong, uneven dance. Sometimes it flows effortlessly without the mind or distractions getting in the way of maintaining a regular self care practice. Other times, simply stopping for a moment to pause and quiet the mind is a full out challenge, or impossible. On the latest episode of the Flirting With Enlightenment podcast, I ta...

Listening with love is not something that always comes naturally. It’s a practice - a way of being that evolves as we do, and influences how we actively change our patterns and behaviors as we grow. While much time and energy is often focused on forcing change, beating ourselves up or wishing things were different, listening with love is a simple, powerful tool that does something very unique - it...

We are all moving through an intense and unique experience as a global community, and I wanted to share a few thoughts at this challenging time. Insights on managing mindset and emotions and connecting more deeply to your voice within as we all get used to a new and ever changing world.

Exciting and scary may feel the same in a physical way. The general vibe, sensations and physical reactions can have the same impact on the body, emotions and mind, leaving us a bit confused or mixed up in the process. Is it time to be afraid? Or is it time to celebrate the fact something we’ve been wanting and waiting for is happening - even if it’s in a way we didn’t expect? In essence, this is...

When you think about lifelong passions and goals, what thoughts and feelings come to mind? Do you feel on track? Judge yourself because you feel far from reaching them? Missed one big goal, so you kind of gave up? Or are you a more go with the flow kind of person, and just slip into a passive role as life flows on by? None if these answers are “right” or “wrong”. And none of these answers mean you...

There is no road map to being human. It’s something we live into and discover as we go. So why do we as humans think we can control it all? That if we just do everything “right” then we won’t have to deal with the messiness of life or unexpected situations? Maybe get ahead of the emotional impact and avoid it? On the latest podcast I talk about staying grounded when things get crazy, and why honor...

Being able to tell the difference between when someone is "performing" and being their natural selves can be tricky. On the latest episode of the Flirting With Enlightenment podcast, I talk about the difference between performing and being energy, and how to recognize when you are using it as an empowering tool vs hiding behind it. I also share examples on how to notice when you, or others, are pe...

The energy of neutrality is often underestimated as a superpower. It’s “nothingness” vibe takes us from a place where we are stuck in our patterns, fears, expectations and “shoulds”, and places us firmly in an energy of presence, deep connection with what we feel, know and want - with clarity. Yet, with the fast pace of life we don’t feel we have time to take a beat, or a breath, and step into a n...

It’s not easy to explore and connect with gratitude for challenges and missteps, especially if we continue to carry the sting with us as regret or anger. On this episode of the Flirting With Enlightenment podcast, I talk about the power of the stories we tell ourselves. When we mentally review them over and over and focus on how things are challenging, hard, or ways we “messed up”, it becomes habi...

Everyone experiences loss at some point. Grief and emotional release are a natural part of the process, and so is transformation - taking what is no longer true and growing as a result. On this episode of the Flirting With Enlightenment podcast, I talk about the energy of loss as part of the creative and personal development cycle, and how we can find both empowerment and gifts within the experien...

It’s easy to diminish the power of our own value and gifts when we focus more on what things look like than the actual truth "behind the curtain". Yet, as a society, our personal value is often rooted in gaining external validation and impacted by the fear of being judged, rejected, fear of being our true selves, and taking the reactions of others - who are dealing with their own fears and hangups...

Navigating the dance between commitment and fear to build a truthful, happy life is multi-layered. We have the aspects of ourselves that make us afraid to commit for various reasons. At the same time, we may stay committed to doing things a certain way out of habit, even though it no longer serves us and, in a way, keeps us from aligning with healthy commitment patterns. On the latest episode of t...

We all experience times when our personal value comes into question or feels diminished. Maybe it’s with a specific person, circumstance or a miscommunication, but you walk away feeling unseen, misunderstood or marginalized. And it’s a pattern. What makes it a hard pattern to turn around is that we often attribute not feeling valued to the specific person, circumstance, or miscommunication, even t...

Risk levels are closely tied to our beliefs and what we value. If we've experienced things that make us feel like life is generally risky, then we may be hesitant to change even the smallest of things. If we are connected to our intuition and inner voice, and have confidence in it, we are more open to stepping forward into risk, as we trust our instincts and are confident we can manage whatever ha...

How can you tell when it’s time to change, let something go, or rebel against what you’ve created? Here are some clues. Friction. Confusion. Conflicting feelings. A pull towards change, even if you aren’t quite sure what that change would be, or simply a desire to shake things up. On this episode of On the latest episode of the Flirting With Enlightenment podcast, I talk about creating a clear sla...

On this episode of the Flirting With Enlightenment podcast, I talk about the dynamics of how external and internal change play off each other throughout life, and the opportunities that come from it. I also share insights on the inner awareness change brings. Each change shows us something new and different, but ultimately offers us to advocate for more, less, or to practice being open and neutral...