Do not seek out or invest yourself in “systems of knowledge“. Feeling the need for predigested explanations of life is a symptom of feeling lost, confused and overwhelmed, and desperate for a solution. Any thought-based "solution" is best recognized as a "bandaid", a...
Maintaining serenity: The current moment, and the eternity of the time stream
Don’t become too invested in the microcosm of the current situation, or even your current lifetime. An important aspect of maintaining your serenity and your spiritual presence is to maintain your perspective as an eternal spiritual being, letting the timestream flow...
One thing you may need to do to be who you are now, in this moment.
Sometimes you need to separate yourself from the dynamics of your existing relationships, in which your identity has been established as however it has been projected and imposed, to be who you are now, in this moment. And it takes a means of processing so as to...
Permission to recognize your own greatness, brilliance, and beauty.
We all need to give ourselves permission to recognize our own greatness, brilliance, and beauty. When you can and will really give yourself permission to have these qualities, they open up in you. It is not about being better than anyone else; indeed, it is when you...
Infinite, and yet absolutely intimate.
Beyond our projections, form, position, and change are an illusion. We are pure and simple loving eternal spirits on a vast plane of coexistence, of joyous play and communion, without dimension. Infinite, and yet absolutely intimate.
“Since my sessions with you, people like me”
S.B. is a returning client I hadn't seen in several months. She had this to share prior to beginning this round of sessions: "Dex, since my sessions with you, people like me, I get along with people. I'm handling more things now than I've ever been able to handle...
From my forthcoming book, “Honoring your Spiritual Compass”: Knowing which technique to use when.
An important facet of using Therapeutic Spiritual Counseling effectively is knowing which technique to use when. It always comes down to what is relevant NOW. As your session progresses, different spiritual architectures can arise- a moment of shock, a dominant...
A good thought and affirmation
A good thought and affirmation: “I am so thankful for this life journey, it may not always feel like it, but every bit of it is part of my path to the full realization of all that is me“.
How to Be Here Now, When it Matters
Never stick with a belief, judgment, attitude, decision, or way of doing things merely because you previously decided you were going to hold to that, or because you took the stance that it is “the right thing” when it does not sit well with what’s happening now. Don't...