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Episode 86: Living between Potential and Failure
I often find myself in my head - thinking of all the awesome things that I can dream up and do. Yet in reality, I am actually tripping over my past failures. Sometimes I feel like I can’t get out of the gates because of the fear I will fail even more. But
Episode 85: Looking for Life Among the Dead
April 10, 2023 “Why are you looking for the living amongst the dead?” The angels asked the women at the empty tomb. Countless times I have looked for the life my soul yearns for – purpose, guidance, love, healing, relief, peace – in places of death. Those
Episode 83: Letting Go of Inner-Resistance
March 27, 2023 In his book, When Stillness Speaks, Eckart Tolle says: “When you completely accept this moment, when you no longer argue with what is, the compulsion to think lessens, and is replaced by an alert stillness. The mind is no longer labeling th
Episode 82: Awaken to Love
March 20, 2023 We have everything we need. I don’t always believe that. I often prefer to believe I can figure out everything on my own. But when I do that, I am stuck in my head, feeling constricted and stale, instead of feeling alive and connected. Toda
Episode 81: Receiving Gratitude
March 6, 2023 I listened to a podcast the other day the cited research on gratitude. Gratitude changes the brain! But what is surprising is what kind of gratitude – it is in receiving gratitude, not giving it, that changes things inside of us. Today we wi
Episode 80: Be Over Do
February 27, 2023 I find that my “way” is to bring my problems and agenda into my tent (my place of supposed stillness and integration) and try to solve them, instead of just being still. The pressures of the outside world squeeze out any time just be, so
Episode 79: Letting Your Soul Dance
February 13, 2023 We go through life creating the container by which we can feel safe, secure, and succeed. This sometimes means that our world becomes small, and meanwhile our soul was created uniquely to contribute to this world. Our soul was designed t
Episode 78: Having Integrity in Our Way
February 6, 2023 When I am dealing with a situation where I feel out of control, neglected, or taken advantage of, I find myself bubbling up with anger and ready to fight. Often my way of expressing myself, whether in my head or through words or actions,
Episode 77: Bringing the Peak Experiences to the Ordinary
Have you ever had a moment that some would call a peak experience? Where you feel whole and complete and content and like your soul is singing? Today we will talk about bringing these peak experiences down to the ordinary aspects of our lives - practicing
Episode 76: Lifting the Fog by Being Still
January 23, 2023 Sometimes the fog blocks are literal view of the landscape that we are in, and sometimes our own mental fog of trying to control and fix everything blocks our view as well. We are and have everything we need at this very moment – we just