Angie Lile

For me, I get upset when someone “cheats” at the road rules by speeding, cutting people off, and generally being rude. In the adult world, this might be the beginnings of road rage and something that I have struggled with all my life. I grew up watching my parents cuss out drivers left and right, so it is very hard for me to control those reflexes.

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I already knew that I had it in me to change my story anytime I wanted. So I no longer had to worry about making the “wrong” decision because if I didn’t like how things worked out, I could always change them again.

Feeling a need to be supported is natural because we all want to know that we are doing the right thing. But no one on this planet can possibly understand what is best for you except YOU. This is something I knew and believed, yet still struggled with. I was really forced to trust the unknown for the first time in my life and I really hoped that I had the strength to walk this road “alone” if I had to.

I began to realize that this is the gift that I had been given in Greece during my meditation. The gift to feel the great presence around me. To know that I was being watched over, cared for and kept safe. I knew that I could make this leap and that I would be okay because I would be living what was truly in my heart.

Being polite is an expression of love and respect and a knowing that we are all connected. It is having patience and understanding in all situations. It is consciously choosing to place yourself in someone else’s shoes each time you interact with them, no matter who they are or what they have done.

Kansas City is a melting pot of religious diversity. Home to several World Religion headquarters, it has been hailed as an undeniable energetic space that many of its residents find sacred. But is it possible that Kansas City is actually an energetic center of what many people believe to be a spiritual and energetic shift in human consciousness?

Being a conscious parent doesn’t just mean parenting with love, patience and a deep understanding of who we are and how we are all connected together; it also means standing up for what is best for our children, even if it causes them emotional pain. We can’t always be worried about what our children think of us when it comes to helping them to make good choices.

Parenting is all about opportunities and positive parenting is no exception. Positive parenting, or conscious parenting, goes a little deeper into our own psyche which adds a whole new dimension…

It reminded me of how effortlessly we as humans can create our own reality when we really believe and let go of any needs that we have attached to the way things worked out. Justin got where he is today because he was just being himself. He loves to sing, he loves to perform, he loves to light up the faces that surround him and he does so with so much amazing energy that one has no choice but to be affected by his gift.

It is hard as a parent to know just how much to tell a child. My children are very mature for their age, understanding concepts that my parents wouldn’t even think of speaking to me about when I was their age. Engaging my children in worldly discussions is important to me for many reasons, but the biggest is simply this: I want my children to know me as the parent that cares about the world. Because that is who I AM.

Recently my twin daughters turned six years old and since they attend a Montessori school, we had the wonderful opportunity to perform the Celebration of Life ceremony in their classrooms.…

Children are just sponges and have no way to really understand that the violence is “pretend” or just for “fun” or “entertainment”. I don’t think they think it’s fun to watch people get beat up or shot or whatever else happens.

I saw that this is how we were meant to be, love and joy in a physical realm, brilliant, elegant and free.

I’ve been struggling with a way to show my children how to release the need while at the same time telling them that they need to wear their seatbelts in the car. You can see why it would be difficult for me or anyone else who is not aware of this little catch 22 when trying to manifest their perfect life.

As many people around us are propelling themselves towards another  Holiday Season, the holiday music is thick in the air.  All of our favorites are pouring out and today it…

Not everyone knows about the benefits of a regular meditation practice but most can agree that it’s a great way to calm yourSELF. Children can benefit from a regular meditation practice in the same way! Learn how the ever popular children’s character Dora the Explorer inspired a regular meditation practice for my own children.

Conscious parenting can be a challenge especially when children aren’t following the “rules” but things are not always what they seem.