One of the ways we can nurture and strengthen our personal relationships – and our community – is to be a person who is safe and holds confidentiality. We can move from a “keeping secrets” mentality to holding sacred space for each other’s most vulnerable hearts.

Do you over-promise and over-commit? Do you do what you say you’ll do? Do you own your mistakes and apologize for them? Spiritual maturity requires balance and intergrity. Let’s “Get Real” and discover true freedom of being your authentic.

Fear is one of our most powerful, natural instincts. We’ve been hard wired for it for our protection since the beginning of time. But in today’s sensory-overload world, we’re not always able to discern real from imagined threats to our well-being, especially when we’re called to a life of spiritual growth and authentic living.

Setting boundaries is one challenging area of spiritual growth. When we begin to master that, to find our Authentic No, we are practicing emotional courage and spiritual self-love. On the other hand, the Authentic Yes springs from divine guidance and stretching our previous limits so that we may grow. Both are necessary, and both move us forward in vital and exciting ways.