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I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul. Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!

A farmer set some traps in a field which he had sown with corn to catch the cranes which had been eating up all the seed. When he returned to check his traps he was satisfied to find that he had caught several cranes. A stork was among them. The stork begged to be let go, and said, "Please don't kill me. I am not a crane, but a stork, as you can easily see by my feathers. I am the most honest and harmless of birds, as you must know." But the farmer replied, "It doesn't matter what you are. Even if you are a stork, I found you with these cranes who have been ruining my crops, and so you will receive the same punishment." Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!

Revolutionizing hood nutrition. Location: San Francisco, CA Website: https://www.theveganhoodchefs.com/ Information: From The Vegan Hood Chefs The Vegan Hood Chef's mission is to honor the heritage, sacredness, and practice of cultural foods. Our goal is to increase health education and access for disenfranchised communities (particularly black and brown) through our culinary work. Ronnishia Johnson and Rheema Calloway are The Vegan Hood Chefs. They specialize in turning many of our soul food and American style favorites into delicious vegan meals. Their passion for community organizing, creativity, and food has allowed them to launch a food initiative to help fight against food justice and social inequity within the San Francisco community. These chefs have recognized how nutrition education and access to healthy foods has contributed to the health conditions of many communities of color. The chefs were motivated by the lack of access to healthy foods within their communities. Growing up in both Lakeview and Bayview Hunter’s Point areas of San Francisco combined with their experience in community organizing, they began to shine light on how their native communities were experiencing food apartheid. they were able to link illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, and obesity are prevalent in the community due to poor nutrition access and racial inequality. General rhetoric often equates these illness as being hereditary, however the Vegan Hood Chefs argue that most of these diseases are created through poor dietary choices or lack of access. Their mission is to provide healthy education and healthy vegan food for disenfranchised communities with their culinary work. The Vegan Hoodchefs launched in 2017 and have become very popular amongst the vegan community in the Bay Area. Since founded, they have cooked for a number of organizations along with providing free cooking demos for the San Francisco community. The goal is to teach communities of color that healthy food options can be flavorful and creative. Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!

Are you your own worst enemy? "No weapon formed against me shall prosper." The Eternal Covenant of Peace Isaiah 54: 14-17 NRSV New Revised Standard Version King James Version 14 In righteousness you shall be established ; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. 15 If anyone stirs up strife, it is not from me; whoever stirs up strife with you shall fall because of you. 16 See it is I who have created the smith who blows the fire of coals, and produces a weapon fit for its purpose; I have also created the ravager to destroy. 17 No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, says the Lord. 14  In righteousness shalt thou be established: Thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: And from terror; for it shall not come near thee. 15  Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: Whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. 16   Behold, I have created the smith That bloweth the coals in the fire, And that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; And I have created the waster to destroy. 17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord. Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!

I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind but now I see. A Christian hymn about redemption written by a former slaver in 1772. After meeting God, he became an abolitionist. Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind but now I see 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come This grace that brought me safe thus far And grace will lead me home When we've been here ten thousand years Bright, shining as the sun We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we first begun Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind but now I see Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!

Pleasure and Suffering are the Result of Virtue and Vice II.14 In these lives, pleasure and suffering are fruits, the result of virtue and vice. II.15 The discriminating mind knows the consequences of action and that mental suffering is a result of vrittis (fluctuating states of mind) due to the gunas, and indeed, everything is suffering. II.16 Avoid suffering that is yet to manifest. II.17 Avoid conjoining the seer and that which is seen. II.18 That which is knowable has the nature of action, activity, and inertia, has the nature of the elements and the senses, for the purpose of experiencing liberation. II.19 The gunas can be particular or imparticular, distinctive or indistinct. Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!

Forgive as you are forgiven. D efinition According to Merriam-Webster, the word "forgive" means: to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) to pardon to give up resentment of or claim to requital to grant relief from payment, cancel a debt Reflection What is Forgiveness? Forgiveness implies the canceling of a debt or ceasing to have negative feelings about someone we feel has wronged us. One could say, forgiveness is "letting it go." To even understand the word "forgiveness," we have to understand those things that need to be forgiven. Forgiveness is a form of self-love and an expression of our love for others. A Two-Way Street Consider someone who has wronged you or something that has happened that you find hard to forgive. Now, consider someone you have wronged or something that you did that you know (or have a strong feeling) harmed someone else for which you never asked for forgiveness. Oftentimes, it is easy to think about every way in which we've been wronged. Our minds will remember the times we were embarrassed or had our feelings hurt. For some of us, it can be harder to remember those times we have wronged someone else. Most humans like to feel good about ourselves, which in general is healthy. This can be problematic, however, when we focus on the good things about ourselves and the bad things about other people. Often, we can become blind to our own dysfunctions or can be totally ignorant to those things that other people find totally unforgivable. I have found that forgiveness began to really sink in for me when I began to earnestly look at the ways I have been wrong, and to ask earnestly for forgiveness. Down The Rabbit Hole Simply looking at yourself truthfully can be tough. Especially in modern times, there seems to be an emphasis on only doing things that feel good and that stroke our egos. However, any type of real growth only happens when you let yourself get uncomfortable. Of course, no one wants to sit with feelings that don't feel good. This is why so many of us numb or ignore our feelings altogether. We numb our feelings with a drink or a smoke. We ignore our feelings and intrusive thoughts by immersing ourselves with media. We avoid having to sit with ourselves for too long by constantly having to be with someone or always having to talk to someone on the phone. So many of us go lifetimes without ever dealing with our true feelings or honestly assessing our shortcomings, and end up in repeating cycles, often wondering what the problem is. Those less self aware of us will point to all of the external things, attempting to uphold our perfect albeit grossly skewed view of ourselves. Though some fortunate ones, often those who are forced to sit down through imprisonment, addiction, some type failure or sickness, though some indeed have walked the path willingly, begin to see that the problem, in actually, often stems from the self. As this realization begins to dawn, one can flee and return to one's old ways and just say, " This is just how I am. It is what it is ." It is here that people double-down. They often become the most extravagant version of themselves, even if it is to their detriment. But ultimately, it doesn't matter as they have chosen to affirm their identity and would rather accept themselves as they are rather than face tremendous change, which can indeed be very difficult. For those who make this choice, that is ok. There are others who, as they begin to get a glimmer of their own dysfunction, go down the rabbit hole. While everyone's experience is different, once a person takes the leap, it can be devastating for the ego. Those who already turned back perceived this as they want to uphold the ego, which is fine. Yet the person who goes down the rabbit hole is ready to let it go. They are ready for this because they have realized on a deep level that something they are doing simply is not working and have become so fed up with whatever it is that they are willing to make drastic changes. There is a reason many people never get here and there is a reason why those who are forced to sit down through imprisonment, addiction, some type of failure or sickness, are the often ones who are fed up enough to jump down the black hole. When we're too comfortable, or the dysfunction we're experiencing doesn't feel too bad, most people don't feel enough heat to take the leap. Perhaps the land of mild dysfunction is the most sinister of them all because this is where people can remain for a lifetime, like a frog in a warm pot of water. Perhaps those who are thrown into a hot pot are the most fortunate because the choice to take the leap is more clear. The Land of Unspeakable Things Most of us live in what I call the Land of Unspeakable Things. Unspeakable Things are those things we feel so ashamed of that we can't even talk about them. If someone brings up the topic intentionally, or even if we hear about a related topic on television or in conversation, we can become triggered or even shut down. Shame is a tremendously negative emotion caused by feelings of guilt or fear of being looked down upon by others. While certainly, everyone has experienced a moment where we felt shamed by someone else, much of the shame so many of us experience comes from ourselves. Ultimately, we are the only ones who knows all of the things we have done. As long as we live in the Land of Unspeakable Things and shame ourselves, it is impossible to ask for forgiveness because we can't even be honest with ourselves about those things that need to be forgiven. As long as it is impossible for us to ask for forgiveness, it is impossible to totally forgive anyone else. This is where we hold onto the wrongs of others, pointing outwardly so that we don't have to look truthfully at ourselves. The Land of Unspeakable Things is a dark place of secrecy, where things are hidden, concealed. In this Land, the top concern is to make sure that those things that need to be hidden stay hidden. We become utterly concerned with making sure that no one knows the truth about us, so we might bend the truth, or tell people things we think they want to hear, so as not to experience shame. But if we're still scared, how do we bring ourselves to look? For me, it becomes so much easier to look once we come to a spectacular realization: the light shining in the darkness is forgiveness. God's Total Love & Forgiveness While the human mind judges ourselves, God actually doesn't offer judgement at all. God offers total love. and forgiveness. But Christina, you might say, "God judges people all throughout scripture." Yes, there are numerous times that God reveals those things that will draw us closer to God and that will separate us from God. This is what many traditions call sin. While the human mind thinks of crime and punishment, and might envision a list of this is good and that is bad, God is so much bigger than that. In my understanding, sin, or the things that someone might think God would judge us for, is simply the experience of separating ourselves from God. The sins we find in spiritual texts are guidelines to help us discern which things are more likely to draw us closer to God and which things might cause problems for us or lead us into the wilderness. Ultimately, God knows best, and we can sense in our heart whether we are close to or far from God's presence. When we are in a state of sin, or distance, we feel fearful, uneasy. We try to hide from the entity that created us, the earth, and the entire universe. It's silly when you think about it. You can't hide anything from God. It's impossible. But those who live in the Land of Unspeakable Things have so shamed themselves that they would do anything to hide from God out of fear of God's wrath and judgement. But here's the truth. God actually doesn't offer judgement. God is most merciful and offers us total forgiveness. However, there is a condition. You have to ask for it. As long as you live in things Land of Unspeakable Things, refuse to look at yourself honestly, and find it impossible to acknowledge those things you need to do better, it is impossible to be in a truthful enough place to even ask for forgiveness - we feel like we don't need it. We're the good people, remember? Everyone else are the bad ones - at least in the Land of Unspeakable Things. But in reality, all of us have fallen short, have wronged people, have done things that someone considers unforgivable. And if we're truly honest with ourselves, we are desperately in need of forgiveness. We need to forgive ourselves. There are probably a bunch of people we could ask to forgive us. And if we believe in God, we may realize that in our fear and attempt to hide ourselves in our shame, that we have run away from the one who created us and loves us the most. The funny thing is, those things we try to hide, God already knows. God is simply waiting for us to stop being so silly, thinking we can hide anything and run back into God's arms. God is waiting with open arms to give us the biggest hug and remind us that everything is ok, but we have to run toward God for that to happen. The simple act of recognizing you are in the wilderness and running toward God is the act of asking for forgiveness. It is saying, "Oops! I realized that I ran far away from you. I'm coming back." And that is it. The wild thing is, at least in my experience, those things that we consider shameful or unforgivable are actually pretty common. Once we have the strength to shine a bright light into the darkness and look at ourselves truthfully, it can feel cathartic, healing in itself. No longer do we have to contort ourselves or hide from the truth. We can finally relax. Asking for Forgiveness However, while forgiving others can be cathartic, asking for forgiveness can be even more difficult. Facing someone and admitting we have been wrong for a long period time or have been really cruel to someone can feel mortifying and impossible. But think about how good it feels when someone apologizes to you for what they have done wrong. You may be surprised to see that again, judgment comes much more from the self than it does from others. Once you get the courage to ask someone for forgiveness, they will likely be so grateful and surprised to even receive it that it creates a bridge you thought could never exist. Sure they can reject your apology, but nothing is lost. At minimum, you will certainly gain their respect, or more, a new level of friendship. Unforgiveness As we have already talked about, God is all merciful, totally forgiving. The moment you recognize something isn't right and run toward God, God is ready with open arms. There is no text anywhere in the world that depicts God as being unforgiving to those who earnestly repent or seek God's presence. That is simply not an attribute of God. Likewise, we should not cultivate the attribute of unforgiveness. Unforgiveness is toxic. So often, we hold latent grudges, believing that we are protecting ourselves or perhaps getting back at the other person. Unfortunately, it's more toxic for ourselves than it is for the other person. It is the disease of refusing to let go. Unforgiveness is literally blood poisoning that we give to ourselves, a sickness of the heart. A failure to act out of love. Forgiving Others Once we realize how good it actually feels to shine a light in the darkness and become free, it is amazing how much easier it becomes to forgive others. We realize that they are in the same predicament as us and are suffering with the same feelings of guilt, shame, and unspeakable things in such a severe way that it would cause them to harm us. And so we try not to add to these feelings, but in our freedom seek to relieve them so that they may also be free. Forgiving someone who has wronged us is the highest form of forgiveness. Now, forgiveness does not mean being a doormat or allowing people to hurt us over and over again. If a person is using your forgiveness as an license to continue their harmful behavior, that is abuse. It is entirely possible to forgive someone in your heart and also to maintain a safe physical or emotional distance from them. Freedom Forgiveness is freedom. Most of us live with baggage from the past. Baggage simply includes things that are unresolved, things we have not let go of for one reason or another. If you are experiencing blockages in your life, plateaus that you can't seem to get beyond, a very long low tide, or repeating negative patterns, consider if you are holding onto something that needs to be resolved. Many times, forgiving someone from the past or forgiving ourselves, can be just the thing to help us break though. If we have found ourselves in the wilderness, even if it is by accident, and are now scared that we have gone too far, it's never too far. There is nothing beyond the boundaries of the one who literally created the universe, and so if we find ourselves in the wilderness, all we have to do is just turn around and run into God's arms, and immediately, the nightmare is over. Scripture References The Joy of Forgiveness Hebrew Scriptures Psalm 32 0 Of David. A Maskil . 1 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah 5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah 6 Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them. 7 You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah 8 I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. 9 Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding, whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not stay near you. 10 Many are the torments of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the LORD. 11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart. The Gospel Matthew 6:9-14 9 “Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. 14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; 15 but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Quran Surah Al-Qasas 28:15-16 ˹One day˺ he entered the city unnoticed by its people.1 There he found two men fighting: one of his own people, and the other of his enemies. The man from his people called to him for help against his foe. So Moses punched him, causing his death. Moses cried, “This is from Satan’s handiwork. He is certainly a sworn, misleading enemy.” He pleaded, “My Lord! I have definitely wronged my soul, so forgive me.” So He forgave him, ˹for˺ He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!

It's simple. Follow the breath.

If you find yourself in a state of sin, simply cultivate the opposite. The Seven Deadly Sins The Seven Virtues 1. Pride 1. Humility 2. Greed 2. Charity 3. Lust 3. Chastity 4. Envy 4. Gratitude 5. Gluttony, Drunkenness 5. Temperance 6. Wrath 6. Patience 7. Sloth 7. Diligence Information The Seven Deadly Sins, also known as cardinal sins were first outlined by Pope Gregory I in the 6th century. These are considered to be cardinal sins, like the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West) because they are the primary vices that separate us from God and lead us on the path of destruction of self and others. Sin is simply defined as thoughts, words, and actions that separate us from grace, peace, love, harmony, and abundance. Pride Pride is listed as the first sin because it is the sin through which all others stem. Pride is simply identification with the ego, belief in the self over belief in God, and refusal to submit to the will of God in order to follow our carnal desires of the flesh and mind. This is often related to narcissism , and self-worship. In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali , asmita or identification with the ego, is one of the kleshas , the roots of all pain and suffering. Once we adopt the belief that God is not important or does not exist at all and begin to worship our own ego, then we have opened ourselves up to all of the other sins. The opposite of pride is humility, ego-death. One can cultivate humility by focusing on the needs of others over the needs of yourself or by surrendering your will to God. Ego death allows the "self" identity to fall away completely and leads to higher levels of spiritual development. Greed Greed comes from the belief in lack, that there is not enough, and from a lack of trust in the total abundance of God. When we stop trusting in God, we take it upon ourselves to hoard money and resources, believing that it is scarce and hard to come by. Greed comes from a lack of love and generosity for others and a spirit of competition, believing we must compete against others for these limited resources, and only the best or the strongest will win. In reality, there is enough for everyone, if we would turn to God, making greed unnecessary. The opposite of greed is charity, giving selflessly to others out of love and a belief in God's abundance. In the Yoga Sutras , aparigraha , or non-greed/non-attachment is the last of the yamas , the 1st limb of yoga, which outlines personal ethics. Lust Lust is simply following the flesh and our sexual desires without restriction. While God created us to have sex drives and to be sexual beings, God also offers us guidelines to enjoy our sexuality in a way that is most fruitful for everyone. Lust is rooted in a lack of self-control and can be related to many different vices including multiple sex partners, risky sexual practices, and pornography. Lust comes from energy stuck in lower energy centers of the body, particularly the muladhara (root chakra), and the svadhisthana (sacral chakra). One of the purposes of the path of yoga is to grow up and out of the lower vibrational energy centers into higher energy centers. When sexual energy is constantly flowing out, this rising of the kundalini energy to higher vibrational centers is impossible. Lust, especially when looking at sexual images and pornography can also lead to the objectification and dehumanization of others and lack of love for others from the heart center . Many people don't realize that even when using condoms, sex is an exchange of energy and can create energetic soul ties that can last a lifetime. Engaging in multiple sexual partners is like is following the wind, being drawn in this direction and that. When people do this, over time, they may experience a high level of mental confusion and difficulty finding the clarity of mind to make good decisions because they have created ties to the energetic signature and the consciousness of so many different people, pulling them in different directions. Lack of sexual self-control is an easy way to create holes in the aura, allow impurities and disharmony into the body (one's holy temple), and lose one's sacred energy, or life force. The opposite of lust is chastity. One can cultivate chastity by focusing on self-control, practicing modesty in clothing and behavior, and by practicing celibacy and semen retention. In the Yoga Sutras , this sexual restraint is called brahmacharya , another of the yamas . Through brahmacharya, one is said to gain and retain clear and bright energy, physical vigor, and mental fortitude. Envy Envy is the desire for what others have and is related to greed in that it comes from a belief of lack. Envy has a fundamental belief that we don't have what we need and that someone else has it. Rather than trusting God and being self-reflective to what we may have done to cause our situation, we look externally to what others are doing, and blame others. This is never the way, as we can never tell how someone's inner experience is from the outside. Envy is a highly destructive emotion that can lead to putting other people down, gossip, and even aggressive action against the target of envy. The most sinister part of envy is that when people are deluded by this spirit, they find ways to justify their actions of tearing others down in order to help bring themselves up. This is a sign of low self-esteem. The opposite of envy is gratitude. One can cultivate gratitude by identifying things for which to be thankful within one's current life. In the Yoga Sutras , raga, another of the kleshas , is attachment to things in the physical world. Remember, this life is all an illusion, which the yoga tradition would call maya . Nothing is what it seems on the outside. Envy is simply being fooled by superficial and false appearances. Look deeper than the surface. Limit your vision, even if only temporarily, by eliminating social media and other things that cause you to look at the illusions portrayed by other people. Focus on making the best out of your own life. Gluttony Gluttony, similar to lust, is a lack of self-control. While we often consider gluttony to be related to overeating, one can be a glutton of any substance. Overuse of drugs and alcohol are in this category, as well as things like playing excessive video games, and even gambling. Interestingly, gluttony is also related to greed in that it comes from a place of lack. We overconsume to compensate for our perception of not having enough in some area. When related to drugs and alcohol, gluttony literally takes us out of our clear mind, out of our self-control. It is impossible to be mindful while intoxicated. This opens the door to engaging in actions we may otherwise avoid when thinking clearly. While escapism through being high, drunk, or overfull may "feel good" in the moment, it separates us from engaging in the fullness of life and can lead our life to spiral out of control. The opposite of gluttony is temperance. One can cultivate temperance by practicing self-control and fasting. On a deeper level, trusting that all is well and trusting in the abundance of God can remove the desire to hoard food or escape from reality into drugs. Wrath Wrath, or the expression of anger and the belief that we have the right to punish those around us is a highly destructive emotion. In the Yoga Sutras , dvesha or hatred is another of the kleshas that lead to pain and suffering. Anger is a highly detrimental emotion to ourselves. We hold onto anger and unforgiveness with the belief that it protects us like a shield, but all it does is poison us from the inside. When we hold onto anger and unforgiveness for long periods of time, years or even decades, it can even manifest within our bodies as physical illness. Vengeance belongs to God alone, and anyone who understands karma should know that the law of cause and effect is real. If someone has done something to us, rest assured that even if they don't show it, the action is on their spirit and the consequences will come to them at the appropriate time in God's love to teach and heal them. The opposite of wrath is patience. One can cultivate patience through forgiveness. Forgive as you would like to be forgiven. Let go of the past and focus on the future. The answer for wrath is simply to accept that we are forgiven and accepted by God even when we did not deserve it. When this happens, it becomes much easier to let go of our anger toward others as we see that they, like us, were lost and are actually in need of our prayers and well wishes. Sloth Sloth is laziness or inaction. It is sitting when there is work to be done. It is expecting others to serve us while not serving them. It is avoidance of those things that need to be done. While we often think of sloth as physical, sloth can also be refusal to do the spiritual work of self-reflection, healing, growth, and change. Quite literally, sloth is sitting in your own filth and being ok with it. The opposite of sloth is diligence. If you find yourself in a state of sloth, cultivate conscious action, diligence, and precision. Pay close attention to each task. Ask God for direction and to teach you about how you can improve yourself. Each day take small but meaningful action. God will add in the x-factor to multiply your effort. If you find yourself in a state of sin, never fear. Simply cultivate the opposite. God is all forgiving, most-merciful to all who have a repentant spirit. Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!

The endless cycle. Language Sanskrit Meaning Earth Endless cycle Information Samsara is the endless cycle of death and rebirth, a central tenet of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. It can literally refer to the earth, though there are possibly other realms in which one can be reborn, other than earth. In Samsara, beings are reborn over and over again, and family they are born to, and their life circumstances are governed by their karma, or the person's past thoughts, words, and actions. Good karma creates better life circumstances, while bad karma creates negative circumstances for one's self. While one can have a good experience in samsara, the ultimate goal, according to the aforementioned belief systems is total liberation, called moksha, from the endless cycle altogether. Related Moksha Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!

A simple meditation for clarity and growth. Featuring Christina V. Mills Liveology® creates uplifting content and products for abundant life. Shop  our all natural bodycare, handmade products, and spiritual apparel! Subscribe  for access to our wealth of articles and videos on victorious living. Thank you for your continued and growing support all over the world. Peace & Love!