Why Is Forgiveness Important?

Nadjejda Chapoteau Compassion, Forgiveness, Spirituality Leave a Comment

Forgiveness is important to living the life you truly desire. I’ve always been an easy going kind of person and thought forgiveness wasn’t hard for me until I got older and life got more complicated. I hadn’t realized how much resentment and grudges I was holding against people especially myself. Through my spiritual practice I became more aware and learned …

Are You “Shoulding” On Yourself”?

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How often during the day do you notice that you’re shoulding on yourself? The word “should” is a word I believe needs to be banned from our vocabulary. I didn’t always feel this way until over a year ago. I can’t recall exactly what happened and who I was talking to when I realized the impact it has on me …

I’ve Deepen My Spiritual Practice but….

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“I’ve deepen my spiritual practice but why isn’t everything rosy???” You may have thought that once you’d deepen your spiritual practice, it would be smooth sailing from then on and you’re now realizing that it isn’t the case. Actually, you may feel like things have gotten worse and thinking this isn’t what you expected. I know the feeling; I’ve been …

Why You Don’t Have to Meditate?

Nadjejda Chapoteau Compassion, meditation, Mindfulness, Spirituality 8 Comments

Yes, I’m saying you don’t have to meditate. Some of you may be surprised as I’m a huge meditation advocate. However, you may be one of the people who feel stressed out at least not when you just started meditating or maybe it will never work for you and that’s completely fine and there is nothing wrong with you. I …