SHINE: Awaken By the Spirit — Accept Your Shadows, Awaken to Your Light!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by TME

SHINE … By The Spirit™ with Tonya M. Evans

Accept Your Shadows, Awaken to Your Light!

© 2013 Tonya M. Evans

April 28, 2013

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” - Brené Brown

Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW has spent the past decade studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness and shame. Brené’s 2010 TEDx Houston talk, The Power of Vulnerability is one of the most watched talks on TED.com, with over 8.5 million views. I blogged about her conversation with Oprah Winfrey on OWN TV a few posts ago.

Recently, I’ve poured over the pages of her book The Gifts of Imperfection, which I believe is an essential text for anyone — like me — recovering from the crippling dis-ease of perfectionism. Dr. Brown describes perfectionism as another very toxic form of fear and as a major obstacle to our ability to live with the type of authenticity only possible when we are vulnerable to the very things that perfectionists spend all of their time and attention avoiding … like the plague.

But what I’ve learned from my own spiritual journey, and what Dr. Brown explores and explains in her work, is that embracing the parts of our “life stories” we’re afraid and shamed of is the only way to experience love and belonging and joy in all of their spiritual glory. (more…)

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SHINE: Awaken by the Spirit — Tap Into Your Intuition

Posted on March 23, 2013 by TME

SHINE … By The Spirit™ with Tonya M. Evans

Tap Into Your Intuition

© Tonya M. Evans [reprinted with permission from WisdomintheWhisper.com]

March 3, 2013

“In this busy multitasking rush everywhere world, your inner spirit may be your strongest ally. It is connected to a vast reservoir of pure wisdom, love and peace.  You can access and connect with your spirit through your intuition. When listened to, your intuition can be a remarkable tool for juggling all of the demands which greet you each day.”

~ Sherrie Dillard, OmTimes.com ~

thinking praying manYour intuition — born of your soul’s inner wisdom and divine guidance — is one of the most essential spiritual gifts and capacities you possess. Your intuitive sense is where your “wisdom whispers” are born and how Spirit helps to inform your co-creative decision-making process.

Intuition kicks in, for example, in that moment you first meet someone. It’s that feeling  you get that gives you valuable feedback about whether they mean you harm or good, whether they are tuned in or checked out, and of course, whether you should draw closer or run like hell in the other direction. It’s the moment of spiritual knowing at the cellular level before our brain has a chance to label, sort and instruct. (more…)

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SHINE: Manifest By The Spirit — 7 Ways to Get Your Happy Back When You’re Feeling Blue

Posted on January 28, 2013 by TME

SHINE … By the Spirit™ with Tonya M. Evans

7 Ways to Get Your Happy Back When You’re Feeling Blue

© 2013 Tonya M. Evans

January 28, 2013

Now that we are knee-deep into the new year, it’s time to switch from contemplation to manifestation!

The message below is guaranteed to support you in making the shift with some “right on time” advice from TinyBuddha.com. The post offers 7 things you can absolutely, positively let go of or do right now in order to get your happy back.

“Really?”, I hear you say. Yes, really! Happiness. Right now. And for the rest of your life. What a novel idea … and all by the Spirit!

Exhale, affirm, manifest … repeat!

Love & light,

Seven reasons to be happy even if things aren’t perfect now!

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SHINE: Prepare by The Spirit — The Power and Meaning of 12

Posted on December 12, 2012 by TME

SHINE … By the Spirit™ with Tonya M. Evans

The Power and Meaning of 12

© 2012 Tonya M. Evans

December 12, 2012

For a number of reasons today, December 12, 2012 reignited focus on the power and significance of this special date (a triple repeating number), as well as the number 12, from a numerology perspective.

If nothing else, 12-12-2012 is the last triple repeat of this century. In fact, it’s the last repeating date for 89 years (until 01/01/2101). And to experience triple 12 again? You’ll either have to live another lifetime (hey, it could happen) or you’ll have to stick around until December, 12, 2112 (wow that’s a lot of energy right there … and a LOT of years).

Today’s date has also refocused the attention on the “end” of the Ancient Mayan calendar, which is reported to end on December 21, 2012.

Now, this might get a “little new agey, airy, fairy” for some not familiar with these concepts, but hear me out. I too am unpacking what all of this might mean from a spiritual and metaphysical (or sixth sensory perception) perspective. But I am open to the possibility that certain numbers carry with them a certain energy. And all of this talk of “12″ has piqued my curiosity because the number “12″ seems so firmly at the helm of much of our existence; the way we understand and keep time in hours (2 sets of 12) and months (12), the planetary movements and the 12 disciples for example.

Most respected numerology experts explain 12/12/12 this way:

12/12/12 — is one of “energetic significance,” according to numerologist Stephanie Sterling. She says that when all the numbers in the date are added up one by one — 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 2 — they equal 11 [a master number], which is a very powerful number. “This is a game-changing day. It’s a day of intuition and peace, like we are walking through a door of peace,” she told HuffPost. As a result, she predicts that an end to the type of divisiveness that was seen during the last campaign and a new era of “problem-solving.” Source: HuffingtonPost.com

Above all else, 12/12 signals to me that it’s really time to settle down, settle in,  reassess, recharge, and refine so I am in the right place and space physically, mentally, emotionally and, of course, spiritually to bring in and ring in a new day, a new year and a new [read: more spiritually enlightened and attuned] me.

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SHINE: Gather by the Spirit — Gather Your Strength, Commit to the “Now”

Posted on November 24, 2012 by TME

SHINE … By the Spirit™ with Tonya M. Evans

Gather Your Strength, Commit to the “Now”

© 2012 Tonya M. Evans

November 24, 2012

NOTE: Reposted with permission from WisdomintheWhisper.com

“In many ways, not knowing what the future has in store brings out in us the qualities we need to grow. For example, it would have been difficult to commit yourself to certain people or projects if you knew they wouldn’t ultimately work out. Yet, it was through your commitment to see them through that you experienced the lessons you needed to grow. Looking back on your life, you would likely be hard pressed to say that anything in your past should not have happened. In fact, your most challenging experiences with their inevitable lessons may have ultimately brought you the greatest rewards. Not knowing the future keeps us just where we need to be—fully committed and in the present moment.” ~ Madisyn Taylor ~

Ever wondered why you aren’t shown the truth about the purpose or final result of any given experience on your spiritual journey?

Someone comes into your life and you want to know with certainty they are “the one” and how it will all work out, for example. Or you want clarity on why tragedy strikes, or why you suffered disappointment or loss in some way, or why all that seemed so certain completely unravels leaving you confounded, confused and — worse still — vulnerable.

We crave a sense of control — even if it’s false — to feel like we are on sure footing with a clear plan and path from point A to point B. But our plans, grounded in our human-ness, never include all the information. They can’t. Yes, we have free will but we are a creation, created based on a “higher”, divinely inspired plan. So the point of it all, perhaps, is to constantly (re)align our will with the Divine. We do so in the present moment, the “NOW”.

Still, we press to know the point and the truth of this great mystery called life. But God presents to us only what we need when we need it and, on our best day we only “see through the glass darkly.” Why, you ask? Because, after all, you’re probably still seeking clarity. Well, it can be summed up with the following quote from Jack Nicholson’s character in A Few Good Men:

“You can’t handle the truth!!!”  (more…)

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