The Healers Journal

HJ: You may be surprised to learn that achieving big goals is often times no harder than achieving smaller goals.  Learn about the power of scale and some wise insights and tips to help you set and achieve big goals.

– Truth

Are Your Goals Big Enough?

Dumb Little Man

All too often peoples success is hindered by the limitations they place upon themselves, if you don’t aim high you wont achieve much. As Napoleon Hill said: “the starting point of all achievement is desire.” Don’t forget this crucial first step, it is a rare thing for people to achieve amazing results without trying to, millionaires don’t become millionaires by accident and pro sports people don’t develop their amazing skill sets by accident. Setting yourself a specific and purposeful goal is the first step to success.

HJ: The path to achieving your dreams is never a straight line.  You must be prepared to navigate curves, areas where the path disappears, hills, valleys, mountains, canyons and on and on.  Knowing what to expect ahead of time can save you a great amount of struggle and allow you to navigate whatever comes your way with ease and grace.  And that’s exactly what this article is all about.

– Truth

10 Mistakes To Avoid When Chasing Your Dream

By Ann Davis | Tiny Buddha | Boost Your Skills

“We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming—well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.” ~Amy Tan

Pursuing dreams…

How you wish it were a smooth ride. Right?

HJ: The love you experience in life is a direct reflection of your own level of self-love. Your life is a reflection of the state of your own heart and mind.  Therefore, look first within to make changes.

– Truth

9 Ways to Release Your Limiting Beliefs to Find Love Again

By Vishnu | Tiny Buddha | Vishnu’s Virtues

“The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers.” ~Deepak Chopra

The end of my marriage was a life-shattering event that rocked my world and made me question my existence.

My break-up led to a full existential, spiritual, and personal crisis.

After putting the pieces back together, I feel like I’m ready to love again.

HJ: Staying calm is often easier said than done, but by following the tips in this article, you can learn to keep your cool even in the toughest of situations.  The most important thing, as far as we’re concerned, is to love yourself, accept yourself and release the emotional energy no matter how you end up reacting.  When all is said and done JUST LET IT GO.

– Truth

How to Stay Calm in Frustrating Situations (Even if You Have Zero Patience)

By Perry Manzano | Tiny Buddha | Think Life Better

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” ~Buddha

Uh-oh, you did it again.

You fell into the same trap as last week.

HJ: Whether you realize it or not, you are here on a mission.  Your soul choose it before birth and it is your destiny to live it out fully, should you choose to do so.  In this brilliant article, Ian Brown illuminated the finer points of how to discover and live that mission should you choose to do so. Enjoy.

– Truth

Your Mission – What Is It And How To Find It

By Ian Brown | Ian Brown

As part of one’s spiritual awakening, it is not uncommon to be driven to find one’s mission. Let’s look at what a mission is, how you know you’re on it, and how to find it.

HJ: Your inner critic is that part of you that is still unhealed and is showing you where to focus your attention while doing your inner healing work.  You want to listen to your inner critic only to discover its roots so that you may transcend the story that keeps it alive. This path will lead you to the freedom and inner peace that you seek.

- Truth

Stop Beating Yourself Up: 40 Ways to Silence Your Inner Critic

By Laura Tong | Enjoy Life Slowly

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

If you’re anything like I used to be, your inner critic packs a powerful punch.

You’ve got a vicious voice bad mouthing you for much of the day. And when it’s in one of those moods, wow, are you going to suffer.

HJ: If you are experiencing it, it is for your highest good. Even though it may not always seem like that in the moment, the truth is all experiences are opportunities for growth and expansion when we self-reflect instead of blaming outside circumstances or people. Because we so powerfully create our own realities, everything we experience is revealing to us what we believe and perceive and energize. So if you are creating something you don’t like, then when it shows up in your reality, recognize it, look within for what is causing it and make the change necessary to keep it from ever happening again. Truly a blessing in disguise.

- Truth

9 Ways to Help Yourself When You’re Going Through a Hard Time

By Priyanka Yadvendu | Tiny Buddha | Priyanka Yadvendu

“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” ~Eckhart Tolle

HJ: To love and honor yourself more deeply is to love and honor the world more deeply.  In fact it is to love and honor all of existence more fully.  Because there is not separation between ourselves and the rest of existence.  Truly we are all one at the subatomic level and therefore we are one at the macro levels as well.  Besides simply feeling good, moving into love and acceptance also has the profound benefit of transforming our lives as well.  As within, so without.  Reality shifts to match your inner state.

- Truth

4 Ways to Love Yourself More

By Patty Morell Bilhartz, MD, MPH | Patty Bilhartz

Sounds like a weird post, doesn’t it? After all, it’s not exactly humble to love myself, is it? Certainly, I’m not supposed to be arrogant or have the big head, am I?

HJ: Expanding your consciousness is not so much about trying as it is about opening up to what’s already there.  All the answers you seek are within should you know how to look.  All the wisdom you need you already have should you know how to listen. And to make it really simple, the answer to those riddles is intuition.  Develop that and you tap into the realm of infinite possibility and unlimited abundance.

- Truth

Expanding Our Consciousness (means waking up!)

By John Lamb | Curiositive

“Human life is an optical illusion of consciousness” ~Albert Einstein

What is consciousness? Consciousness is perception; what you are aware of. Both imagination and reality depend on where you allow consciousness to dwell.

HJ: Plants are conscious, sentient beings and therefore we are able to connect with them on a meaningful level and experience their essence.  This is a powerful, ancient semi-shamanic practice that has largely been lost in the modern world, but is being rekindled by a handful of wise souls from around the world. Enjoy.

- Truth

Connecting with the Spirits of Plants: Step-by-Step Instructions

The following is excerpted from Sacred Plant Initiations: Communicating with Plants for Healing and Higher Consciousness, published by Inner Traditions.

By Carole Guyett | Reality Sandwich

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