Art by Brooke Shaden

We are often a product of our circumstances beyond our control. It is our circumstances that may dictate our emotions and drive our actions.

The mind has conditioned beliefs that filter perception and we become a victim; prone to emotional injury through disappointing experiences, real or imagined.

The poisoning effect of replaying the mistakes, regrets, guilt, rejection weakens the immune system and saps the cognitive resources by draining our mental energy.

According to famous Stoic Marcus Aurelius, we do have the power of our mind to influence our inner world. It is our responsibility to find the courage and strength to re-write our story.

Once we figure out that we can interrupt our unconscious impulses and patterns, we can then unhook from the autopilot living into expanded consciousness through deeper awareness.

The greatest gift we can render to humanity is to free ourselves from ourselves with courage and grace.

Love and Gratitude