Esmeralda Speaks…

Instead of a Freedom Friday list this week, I thought I’d offer something a little out of the ordinary… a chance to interact with me (and my dog, Lucy). Remember those old machines at fairgrounds and amusement parks? A life-size gypsy mannequin, usually named Esmeralda, would tell you your fortune. Well, VYou is an interesting new beta website kind of like that. Here’s how it works: • Click on my VYou page • You’ll see a looped video recording of me... Read More

How to Love Your Job

Photo by viZZZual.com Guest Post by Shana Montesol Johnson I’ve written several posts about creating your own work, but what if liberation for you means finding a better relationship with the job you’ve got? I’m happy to share this guest post by Shana Montesol Johnson on just that subject. This is a very action-oriented post, and I encourage you take full advantage of it!  —Maia _____________________ When we focus on things we can’t control or influence, it’s... Read More

Freedom Friday: 4/22 Resource Round-Up

Most Fridays, I put together this ‘resource round-up’ of news, events, and articles that I hope will nourish and inspire, and support you in living a liberated life. If you have suggestions to share with other readers, please do post in the comment section. Spirit Time to Clean Up! It’s Spring! A good time to give your home a thorough cleaning, but how about your life? Check out the 7-Week Life Cleanse that Katie Tallo (of Momentum Gathering) has created to... Read More

Self Awareness II: How to Start or Deepen a Spiritual Practice

Enlightenment is an accident. Practice makes us accident-prone. —attributed to Shunryu Suzuki Roshi ______________________ Last week I wrote about the necessity of knowing ourselves as a prerequisite to living a liberated life. I believe the best way to do this is to have some kind of a vehicle for self-awareness, a “practice.” Here’s my personal definition of practice: An activity that you do on a regular basis (ideally each day) that helps you to cultivate a sense... Read More

Freedom Friday: 4/15 Resource Round-Up

Most Fridays, I put together this ‘resource round-up’ of news, events, and articles that I hope will nourish and inspire, and support you in living a liberated life. If you have suggestions to share with other readers, please do post in the comment section. Spirit Practice Yoga in Your Home Marianne Elliott’s “30 Days of Yoga” home course is perfect if you’ve been trying to figure out a way to bring more yoga into your life but it’s... Read More

Self Awareness I: How to Avoid the Hole in the Sidewalk

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things. To be enlightened by all things is to remove the barriers between one’s self and others. —Eihei Dogen, 12th century Zen master ________________________ We’ve spent the last couple of posts looking outward… today I’m feeling the need to take “the backward step,” as it’s called in Zen Buddhism, and look once again at the inner... Read More

Freedom Friday: 4/8 Resource Round-Up

Every Friday, I put together this ‘resource round-up’ of news, events, and articles that I hope will nourish and inspire you. If you have suggestions to share with other Liberated Life Project readers, please do post in the comment section. Spirit Healing for Body, Mind, and Spirit April 14th is the start of a 5-week telecourse called Bringing the Spirit of Shamanism into Your Everyday Life with Grandmother Flordemayo, a Mayan-trained priestess, healer, and member... Read More

12 Ways to Save Money and Free Your Spirit

Santa Fe Farmers' Market, Fall 2010 The profit motive, when it is the sole basis of an economic system, encourages a cutthroat competition and selfish ambition that inspires men [and women] to be more concerned about making a living than making a life. —Martin Luther King, Jr. ______________________ The systems we live in affect us, often more than we know. The economy is one of the most powerful yet invisible systems that impact our lives on a daily basis. I know... Read More