How would your life change if you understood that experiencing a loss was actually an opportunity to discover your power? LOSS SUCKS. It does not matter if it is a loss of a person, a dream, a relationship, or a job. It is painful and frightening. It can often feel as if you have entered a vast wasteland never to return. If you have experienced a loss, you know that every part of your being will be activated……
When we find ourselves in the midst of a crisis or loss, it can difficult to find anything positive about our lives much less the future. I know that when I was in the midst of grieving all the losses that seem to hit me back to back, being positive felt almost impossible. However, I knew it was important to balance my grief and inner work on my wounds with the energy of love and hope. It was not always…..
Whenever I am asked what inspired me to write my book, How Learning to Say Goodbye Taught Me How to Live, I have to pause before answering. Many factors seemed to have conspired to get me to write this particular story. I have written in the past but usually screenplays or fictional stories. I enjoy writing not just for the creative outlet, but it gave me a chance to live inside my characters in situations removed from my daily…..
Let in all the beauty that is you. Thank yourself for being courageous when afraid Thank yourself for being honest when it would have been easier to live the lie. Thank yourself for being kind when you felt defensive. Thank yourself for growing despite your pain. Thank yourself for staying open even as your heart was breaking. Thank yourself for the wisdom you’ve gained when you could have stayed bitter. Thank yourself for having an imagination that despite…..
*Love is a circle, and both sides must be honored for you to truly experience the liberating power of love. When discussing love, we often focus on the ability to give with very little emphasis on the ability to receive. The old saying, “it is better to give than to receive,” is drilled into most of us at an early age. While giving is certainly an important component to living a loving fulfilled life, I feel it is only a…..
1) I will not judge myself or others for I know when I am in judgment of any kind I am coming from a place of ego, not love. 2) I will not blame others for my pain or fear but take responsibility for my feelings, emotions, thoughts and actions. 3) I will remember that I always have a choice in what I believe about myself and the world. 4) I will be honest with myself about myself for I…..
Fear seems to be running rampant these days. Whether it is fear of terrorists, “other” religions, immigrants, people whose skin color are different than ours, people who are wealthy, people who are poor, those who don’t speak our language or those from different countries. Fear always offers us an unlimited array of people and groups in which to lay blame at their feet for our fear or pain. But if you have chosen to awaken to your spiritual nature, you…..
When we see tragic incidents out in the world, it is too easy to join the mob mentality. Our need to connect with others can send us down the wrong the path if we don’t stay awake. It is understandable to have strong reactions when we see others hurt or attacked. We long to connect with them and let them know we stand with them; that we feel their pain. This need to connect and share other’s…..
Spirituality. What is spirituality? I can only tell you what it means for me; spirituality is the understanding that we are divine beings having a human experience. Moreover, the purpose of practicing spirituality is to find our way back to our divine center of love, which lies within our hearts, and to create our reality, our world, from that divine center. Spirituality is not passive but demands that we actively participate in our awakening and eventual reunion with our divine…..
Welcome. My name is Joffre McClung, author of How Learning to Say Goodbye Taught Me How to Live. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here. I’ll be using this blog to interact with you about How Learning to Say Goodbye Taught Me How to Live, expanding on some of the topics in…..