And What Are You Going to Do About It? Somewhere beneath the noise, the screens, and the endless doing — there is a life waiting to be lived. What do we do with our time? We fill it with emotion — worry, fear, regret, shame. We reach for the phone, lose ourselves in screens of [...]
A few days ago, the weather turned warm—for January in Ohio, anyway. The eight inches of snow that had blanketed the ground melted away, and we seized the moment. We cleaned up the yard, scrubbed the bird baths, and picked up fallen tree limbs. A lovely spring-like gift in the middle of winter. Of course, [...]
As I near the completion of yet another book, I’m reminded again how important it is to take one step at a time. We are not humans on a spiritual journey—we are the infinite expressing itself, temporarily focused through this remarkable lens we call a lifetime. And here’s what I’ve learned: what you perceive to [...]
A Simple Practice for Protecting Your Mental Clarity I was in class, packing up after our yoga practice. Around me, other yogis were doing the same—rolling up their mats, chatting, heading off to start their days. And I watched, as I always do, with a mix of fascination and quiet concern. Nearly everyone was doing [...]
Walking in Gratitude There’s something magical about our pre-dawn walks through our neighborhood. Not our neighborhood, but the beautiful streets that border our little corner of the world. Walking through the tree-lined street feels like strolling through a private park, and every single time, I’m filled with gratitude for this gift that sits right next [...]
Life is like a bus. We get on the bus that takes us where we think we want to go. Sometimes we get off and take another bus. As we travel through life’s journey, passengers come and go. Sometimes they are family and friends. When they get on, we are delighted. When they get off, [...]
Once you understand that things are thoughts made manifest, it’s time to take the next crucial step: move things back to thoughts. But not human thoughts—the Infinite’s thoughts. The Journey from Thought to Thing Let’s begin with this foundational truth: things are thoughts made visible. How we perceive the world literally shapes the world we [...]
The Fallen Branch Bridge All trees have stories. They stand as perfect symbols of life’s continuous cycle—from seed to sapling to towering presence, breathing life into our planet and then returning to earth to nurture new beginnings. But this particular maple’s story taught me something profound about transformation and the power of small steps. The [...]
A World Renewed Begins With You. Start now. Have you ever wondered why we spend countless hours arguing with what isn’t working instead of simply resetting what we believe? Since we ultimately see what we believe, wouldn’t this approach make more sense? The answer lies in our conditioning. Breaking Free From Old Programming From our [...]
Imagine your life as a container–specifically, a bowl. While this might seem like an unusual comparison, it offers some interesting insights about how we live and what we choose to keep in our lives. As Maya Angelou once said, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” Similarly, the more [...]
What’s one problem you can solve today? For years, every few months, when I opened my curtains, the curtain rod would separate and fall down. Until one day, I said to myself, “There must be a solution to this.” And, of course, there was. I took clear packing tape and wrapped it around where the [...]
In the 1970s, my family and I lived on Park Place in Venice Beach, California, in an old two-story house that had been converted into four apartments. When we first moved in, I was pregnant with my second child, and we rented one of the small downstairs apartments. But it was a little bigger than [...]
My sister and I always felt connected through our friends and family apps on our phones. Sometimes, we’d text each other about where we could see each other. “How is Spain?” I’d ask. Or she’d say, “Welcome home,” after I returned from a trip. So the day her husband finally turned off her phone and [...]
Tell a new story, one that you love. Has this ever happened to you? As you read a book, it transported you to the time and place it was happening. Maybe it was so effective that you were irritated when someone interrupted you, making you return to the “real” world? As an author, I hope [...]
Perception Rules: Choose the ones you want to live with. One morning, on my walk, I saw a woman walking a dog. Clueless about dog breeds, I just knew it was big and brown. The next time I passed her, coming the other way, she was still walking a dog. This time, it was big [...]
And yet, I will be. I wonder what would happen if we all saw the past as not something to be lived over and over again, but as a past story we once read. What if we could let go of the hurts, disappointments, mistakes, idiotic things, or even the amazing things we did when [...]
They Don’t care. Algorithms affect all aspects of our lives. Whenever you choose something online, shop, read, search, or map a destination, you trigger an algorithm. And that little darling, that lives to serve, says to itself, “Ah, this is what she likes. Let’s eliminate things that get in the way of her finding what [...]
It’s Always The Last Time Sometimes we know when it will be the last time. Most often, we don’t. Sometimes we wish it was the last time, but we can’t seem to stick to that agreement to let go. The truth is, it’s always the last time. We will never be exactly the same person [...]
Let go, celebrate life, and allow joy. I didn’t notice how hard my year had been until I started on the final edit of my book, Follow Me Here. It all started last May, my favorite month of the year. Behind the scenes of everyday life, I would discover what grief feels like. It began [...]
For a few years, I had a very special bluebird who always did the strangest thing in April. We have many bluebirds near our home, but this one was different. He visited me. He would move between my windows and my glass door, hitting his beak on the glass. Bump, bump, and tap, tap. He [...]
I’m nearing the end of the first draft of my next book, and the surprise I expected just happened. It always does. Although I plan out the story by knowing the beginning, expected ending (which may or may not happen that way), and the plot points along the way, I let the story unfold. This [...]
If not, why not write another one? “In the beginning was the Word.” John 1:1 Notice that this phrase doesn’t say “words.” Nor does it mention stories. That’s because words and stories belong within our version of creation. Perhaps our version is a realm, a dimension, or a computer game. Who knows? Not me. What [...]
But you can say yes. Waiting for your human brain to want to do something means you’ll probably be waiting forever. Well, maybe not forever, since forever is, well, forever. But definitely, it will be a rare event when you wake up and want to—really want to—clean the house, write a book, or make the [...]
You know how humans think. It’s up, down, back and forth, against something, for something. As humans, we expect to experience everything from tragedy to joy. Do we have a choice? Aren’t we human? Maybe, maybe not. Isn’t human a label for a set of beliefs and paradigms? So what would happen if we didn’t [...]
There’s a last time for everything. Sometimes, but not always, we get to choose when that will be.
BECA LEWIS coaches, teaches, writes blogs and books, plays with art, and is addicted to reading. She lives in Ohio with her husband and has kids and grandkids scattered across the country.
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