Author: Lee Byrd

The Freakout! It is very early on a Thursday morning. I am awakened by the excruciating pain that suddenly and without notice, rips throughout my body when I try to get out of bed. I manage to prop myself up on my elbows and call out for help. My knees are swollen to the size… Continue reading Falling Apart

I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion and where it isn’t, that’s where my work lies. Ram Dass In our weekly Sunday Morning Meditation, we talk a lot about the power to love ourselves unconditionally just the way we are. Recently someone asked a great question: “If I embrace… Continue reading Do I Really Have To Love Everyone Unconditionally?

When we think of emotional freedom, what we are really talking about is the ability to be here, to meet whatever is arising in the moment for us. Lee Byrd What is Acceptance? Acceptance is the practice of coming to rest within, the true path to inner peace. Acceptance enables us to step out of… Continue reading Acceptance: Allowing What is Here Now

Awareness is all about restoring your freedom to choose what you want instead of what your past imposes on you. Deepak Chopra What is awareness and why is it important? Awareness is the knowing what you are feeling in any given moment — sadness, anger, frustration, fear. Why is that helpful? Because it is only within this… Continue reading Restoring Emotional Freedom Through Inner Awareness

The only thing more exhausting than being depressed is pretending that you’re not. Anonymous DISCLAIMER: This post is NOT about how to rid yourself of depression or any intense, uncomfortable emotion. Just the opposite! If you truly desire emotional freedom, gather up your courage and keep reading. Overwhelmed I woke today (and yesterday to be… Continue reading Invite Your Demons to Tea

Another unexplained, alarming act of violence dominating our media. Memphis officials released a video of police officers beating a young man to death. To say it is difficult to watch is an understatement. It is meant to be difficult. It is meant to make us uncomfortable. It is meant to horrify. Where is the Grace?… Continue reading Where is the Grace?

Inherent Wisdom: Remembering Who We Are Recognize and reach out to the inherent great power within you. Lailah Gifty Inherent wisdom is our innate ability to know and embrace our True Divine Nature, which is the intrinsic, fundamental foundation of our spiritual and emotional well being. It’s who we are at the core of our… Continue reading Inherent Wisdom

Creation is Existence’s response to your vibration, whether that vibration is conscious or unconscious. Your thought processes, your emotional processes are there all the time. Alcazar How Can I Begin to Focus on the Life of My Dreams? There is a rich practice where, at the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve, we leave… Continue reading Consciously Creating the Life of My Dreams

1931 – 2019 More than 50 years ago, while hanging out at a friends place, I saw this book on the table, Be Here Now. I had no idea who Ram Dass was but the book’s title intrigued me, so I sat down and started reading. This was in the early 70s. I was seeking… Continue reading My First Teacher: Ram Dass