Welcome to my new blog
We are all holistic beings and all that we encounter each and every day plays a part in who we are. As we travel on our journey we begin to make more conscious choices about who we want to be versus who we seem to be. How fortunate we are that we then get to make decisions about how we will live our lives in order to become more that person we want to be. Sometimes we have picked up all sorts of habits and beliefs that are no longer "us" and recognizing this we can then let them go.
I hope that we can share this journey of self discovery and empowerment. I look forward to hearing from you.
Much love always,
Michelle
Author Archives: Michelle Victoria
Having Compassion-For Ourselves
In times of crises like we are now living in so many of us are filled with compassion for the suffering that we witness all over the world and perhaps in our own communities as well. Of course this is … Continue reading
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Facing our Fears…Experiencing Who We Truly Are
Imagine that in facing our fears, and not running from them, we get to truly experience why we are here…to grow, to learn, to embody our full radiance, which cannot be known completely until we drop our fears by facing … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening, Emotions, Empowerment, Life's lessons
Tagged acceptance, appreciation, Awakening, courage, self discovery, witness
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Exploring Our Secret Dreams
Do you have some secret longing locked away in your heart? Perhaps it is something that you have always wanted to do, or some place you have always wanted to visit. Maybe it is a different kind of work than you … Continue reading
Posted in Business and Work, Life's lessons
Tagged gifts, inspiration, self discovery
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Valuing Ourselves
How much do you value yourself? It may seem like a strange question, but I see it as one worth asking. So many of us have been taught to put others first, as well as their opinions, and often in … Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Health
Tagged acceptance, appreciation, patience, peace, self discovery
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Meeting Ourselves, Embracing Ourselves
Yesterday I was telling someone a story from my past that had to do with a humbling, and at the time a slightly humiliating experience. We began talking about the word humiliation and then humility…surely there is a relationship between … Continue reading
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Tagged Awakening, courage, fear, humility, peace
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Accepting our lives in this moment
Lately I am realizing that I am often feeling as if I always seem to have something, and usually many things, to do….sound familiar? I go about my daily life in a pretty relaxed manner but recognize that I often … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening, Business and Work, Empowerment, Gratitude, Tools
Tagged acceptance, appreciation, patience, self discovery
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Awakening Within
I am back….. It has been quite some time since I have written on this site but that will be changing. I have been really involved creating SmartLifeways, a web site dedicated to informing and inspiring people to live in … Continue reading
The light at the end of the tunnel
I realized today that it is three years, maybe even to the day, that I began the journey of a huge life transition. Since yesterday I have had the feeling that my life is falling perfectly into place, that I … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, inspiration, pain, self discovery
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Seeing with new eyes
“The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust What can you see new today? We have the opportunity to discover something new about ourselves and the world around us every day, … Continue reading
Willing to sit with it
Sometimes we need to be willing to sit for a period of time with what may be uncomfortable feelings in order to understand our lessons in life, so that we can then receive the gifts that follow… When going through … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Empowerment, Life's lessons, Tools
Tagged appreciation, gifts, inspiration, patience, peace
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