Tag Archives: Heart-Centered Living

Consciously Choosing to Vibrate with Love

The world can seem like its full of hate, anger, and pain, and sometimes it feels like we’re constantly bombarded by negative emotions. When we absorb negativity from the world, we can either unconsciously reflect it back out at the world, passing it on to the next unsuspecting victim, or we can consciously choose toContinue reading “Consciously Choosing to Vibrate with Love”

Embracing Love in a Time of War

While a war unfolds across the Atlantic, talking about unconditional love for the world may seem like a hopeless waste of time. Although violent aggression must sometimes be met with force, hate for the other side is not necessary. For those of us who aren’t on the front lines, continuing to spread love in ourContinue reading “Embracing Love in a Time of War”

How to Love our Ego into Wholeness

At times, we might find ourselves “stuck” trying to heal certain wounds and patterns, despite all our best efforts. This stuck feeling may develop when the ego forms an identify around the act of healing. When this happens, the answer might be to shine love on the ego itself, instead of on the wound we’reContinue reading “How to Love our Ego into Wholeness”

A Heart Centered Perspective on Shadow Work

Shadow work can be a daunting process, because we’re looking at the parts of ourselves that we’ve been taught are shameful. Rather than trying to figure out what’s “wrong” with us, shadow work can be approached as a means to identify the wounded parts of ourselves that simply need more love. See the rest ofContinue reading “A Heart Centered Perspective on Shadow Work”

Growing Beautiful Lotuses from the Mud of our Shame-filled Shadows, Part 2

View Part 1 here “If you know how to make good use of the mud, you can grow beautiful lotuses.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Last week, we discussed the “mud” of our shadows, especially the unproductive patterns we find ourselves repeating. In part two of this discussion, we’ll focus on how loving our wounds can helpContinue reading “Growing Beautiful Lotuses from the Mud of our Shame-filled Shadows, Part 2”

Love as a Spiritual Path on the ‘Wake Up, Human’ Podcast

Embracing Love’s own Matthew Busse was interviewed for the Wake Up, Human podcast. The topics covered in this discussion include interfaith spirituality, love as a spiritual path, how we can reprogram our subconscious to love more, and the healing power of breathing. Check out the podcast here: