My definition of God is the ever-present essence of love.

If your stress is related to another person, finding forgiveness - changing your thoughts and energy around that person - can lower stress.

On a piece of paper, write down the thing that is stressing you, the obstacle that is in your way. Then put it in a box and just leave it there. At the end of about a week, dispose of it - throw it in the trash or bury it - some sort of ritualistic act of releasing it.

I believe it is my duty to share the gifts I have learned. How dare I have the tools for finding serenity and not share them with the world?

If you clear that negative feeling and forgive yourself, then you can see the world from a different lens. You stop attracting that same type of experience. You can set yourself free.

What makes me vulnerable is speaking up about topics that may be controversial to others.

Each person's energy matters.