7 KEYS TO SPIRITUAL FREEDOM
Love Light
How does it feel to be free? What does freedom mean to you? How can you truly be free?Freedom is essential to our human nature and a condition for happiness and well-being. Liberty and true happiness are paramount to moral living. Trapped in fear and abandoning feedom, we create our own prison. Whether living in bondage from the past, indulging in self-condemning thoughts or limiting self-imposed constraints and beliefs, we inhibit our capacity to be free and realize our true potential. When we are free from fear, we feel in control of ourselves and aspire to become the best we can be....
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HOW TO LIVE A SPIRITUALLY ABUNDANT LIFE
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Spiritual abundance gives us a fresh view and appreciation for the fullness of life. What is enough? What is a satisfied life? What is a successful life? The strong ambition to succeed, advance and have higher aspirations is admirable. The illusion of satisfaction, comfort and insatiable desire for status and material abundance leavess us languishing for more and often comparing ourselves to others. Endless struggle for external achievement to find happiness leaves us with a hollow victory and a need to fill this emptiness at the core. Our human experience is fraught with constant...
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4 STEPS TO LIVING AND LOVING WHOLEHEARTEDLY
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What does it feel like to live and love wholeheartedly? When we experience healthy and wholehearted connections with ourselves and others, we feel a sense of value and worth. Our authentic, positive and effective presence is comforting and leaves both the receiver and the giver feeling intact and whole. Whe we live and love with our whole hearts, we become more aware of ourselves in the context of our relationships and the world around us. Embrace the fullness of life. Open yourself to new experiences, love unconditionally, and marvel at the mysteries and wonders of life. Dr. Jean Marie...
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WHAT RELATIONSHIPS CAN SHOW US ABOUT OURSELVES
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What are your relationships revealing? Do you see what you really need to see? How can you learn to be better? We learn in the context of our relationships, and the world is a looking glass reflecting back what we need to know. Our innate desire is to have nurturing and intimate relationships, experience good friendships, and have positive interations with others. Relationships, whether in our personal lives, work, community and any setting, show us what we need to know about ourselves. We all have a desire to feel a sense of belonging; and to be respected, valued, and appreciated. What...
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GETTING ALONG WITH YOURSELF SO YOU CAN GET ALONG WITH OTHERS
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How you get along with yourself is a reflection of how you get along with others. How you treat yourself is a reflection of how you treat others. Are you your best friend and ally? What are the sources of unrest that make inner peace seem impossible, and how can we rise above it all? Whether it is lack of peace with ourselves and others driven by pride, competition, envy, selfishness and ambition, this unrest may result in fragmented lives with unhappiness, struggle and dissatisfaction. True contentment is coming from a place of peace and rest by tapping into the inner wellspring of...
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OVERCOMING LIFE'S TRIALS: FOUR PILLARS OF SPIRITUAL RESILIENCE
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How can we overcome adversity? How can we adapt to constant change and uncertainty? Spiritual resilience sustains us during challenging times by relying on internal and external resources. The remedy for life challenges is always available and readily accessible by realizing our innate power to overcome obstacles. We can build spiritual resilience through the four pillars of joyful surrender, true grace, divine love and a spirit of gratitude. Dr. Jean Marie highlights each of the 4 pillars. We often feel burdened and powerless over what appears to be insurmountable challenges. When we gladly...
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LOVING YOURSELF IS LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE
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What does your best life look like? What does it feel life? What's holding you back? These are questions for gentle self-reflection to guage where you are currently in your life and discern if you are living or just existing. Dr. Jean Marie shares 7 Keys for Living Your Best Life: Be mindfully present, Make responsible choices, Continue to grow and serve, Enjoy simple pleasures, Appreciate what you have now, Live without regrets, and Radiate love. The Love in Action Practice is to reflect on what inhibits you from enjoying life. Journal on your insights. Are you holding on to thoughts,...
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BEING PEACEFUL IS LOVING AND CARING FOR YOURSELF
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We are constantly bombarded with our own thoughts and outside forces that disrupt our peace. Whether it's a series of events, behavior of others, or our own life challenges, we feel tired, exhausted and at risk of losing ourselves in fear. How do we get to a place of peace? How do we reclaim our power and return to our natural state of peace, love and joy. Dr. Jean Marie shares 5 strategies: Getting Quiet, Setting Your Intention for Peace, Moving into Stillness, Anchoring in Divine Love and Dwelling in Peace. When your peace is threatened or disrupted, you can feel it in your whole body....
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SELF-KINDNESS AND HAPPINESS
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This episode will focus on kindness to ourselves and others. Self-kindness is treating ourselves with compassion, showing interest in ourselves and wholeheartedly accepting who we are. The outcome is increased happiness and a positive outlook. It boosts self-esteem and gives us a sense of belonging to ourselves. When we are kind to ourselves we show others how to treat us. These acts of self-kindness teach others how to be kind to themselves. When we are kind to ourselves, we honor and respect ourselves without the need for approval and pleasing others at our expense. We set healthy boundaries...
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CONVERSATIONS ON LOVE: UNITY AND HEALING OUR RELATIONSHIPS
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How can we live in harmony? How can we heal our relationships? How can we appreciate our commonalities and respect differences. In our current state of affairs, we are witnessing much discord with a need for healing and harmony. We have become fractured within our human selves, alienated, isolated and disconnected. However, many communities have united in peace and love, raising consciousness and coming together to promote healing for all. Dr. Jean Marie shares questions posed by listeners that are applicable for everyone with prominent themes and solutions. Questions highlight inner...
info_outlineKnowing ourselves and becoming who we are meant to be is an onging endeavor by overcoming and developing a healthy relationship with ourselves. The old adage, "To Thine Own Self Be True" is like looking at ourselves through our own mirror to authentically understand and accept ourselves; and acknowlege our strengths and capabilities for self discovery. As we endeavor on our life's journey, it is up to us to find our way home to ourselves.
Dr. Jean Marie explores aspects of ourselves including the shadow self (broken and wounded), the human self (personality self driven by ego and influenced by external sources) and divine love (the power and true self). She emphasizes that the more we separate from our true selves, the more our shadow selves emerge from the hidden, dark side. After many blows, we become fractured and wounded. Some relationships become transactional and conditional, based on our adherence to the established rules of measuring up. We operate from a fear-based mindset. Moving away from the center of divine love, we search for love externally, which seems endless.
Highlights from her article, Finding Yourself, previously published in Sivana East, include: Live from the heart, Fulfill your passion and potential, Learn from relationships and Attune to nature provides insights on become wholeheartedly centered and grounded.
The Love in Action practice includes 2 parts: Part 1 -Journal about yourself including qualities, what you like about yourself and things you would like to improve. Part 2 - Ask a trusted relative or friend to share what they admire about you and growth points for change. Compare the notes.
This episode closes with an empowering excerpt on Self-Inspiration.
Dr. Jean Marie invites emails from listeners to share their insights and experiences jean72farish@yahoo.com