The greatest act of courage is to be and to ownall of who you are - without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth of who you are.

Whatever we refuse to recognize about ourselves has a way of rearing its head and making itself known when we least expect it.

Owning our power means claiming the credibility and uniqueness of our own humanity.

Your soul is infinitely creative. It is alive and expansive in nature. It is curious and playful, changing with the tides of time.

In order to find peace, we must expose the masks we use to hide behind.

Write down the area of your life that most needs your attention right now and then write out all the details you saw of your soul's vision for this part of your life. What will that part of your life look like? How will achieving your goal change your life? How will it change the life of those around you? When you reach your goal, when you fulfill that desire, what will it make room for? Write that all down.

We can't fight darkness with darkness. We have to find compassion, and embrace the darkness inside of us in order to understand it and, ultimately, to transcend it.