There's a part of us that is addicted to suffering, that equates love with suffering.

Happiness is a choice I am making now. Once we understand that and find love consciousness, we learn that this place of internal plenitude needs nothing.

When we start to heal and perceive what I call love consciousness, we begin to perceive reality.

Initially when our foundations are rocked, when we lose our external security, we feel very fragile. In that moment, we have a choice. Am I the Phoenix and rise from the ashes or do I just keep wallowing in the ashes?

I lost everything. When I was 28 years old, I lost my home, my job, my partner. I had many people die in my life. I felt like a total victim.

There's a part of us that is addicted to suffering, that equates love with suffering.

When we learn to focus on love, grace, and gratitude, life is really quite lovely.