by Joshua Benavides | May 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the obstacles to genuine transformation and fulfillment is the belief that our happiness, joy and bliss exists somewhere other than here and now. When we buy into this idea, we set ourselves up to overlook the one and only place where happiness and peace...
by Joshua Benavides | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
For years, I really thought there was something wrong with me. And because I believed this thought, I became very afraid. Afraid of others – because, God forbid, they might discover that there really is something wrong with me, in which case, they’ll...
by Joshua Benavides | Apr 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Imagine for a moment that you are a lamp… And like all lamps in this world, you have one primary purpose in life: To shine your light upon the world. Now, like all lamps, to fulfill your primary purpose in life you’re going to need to be plugged into the right socket...
by Joshua Benavides | Apr 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Years ago, while sitting in the pitch-black darkness and heat of a sweat lodge, a friend and teacher of mine said something that has stuck with me all these years. He said… “In life, if you don’t pay attention, you’ll pay with pain.” I didn’t fully understand it at...
by Joshua Benavides | Apr 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s always fascinated me how when some people hear the news that they are going to die soon, their whole way of being up to that point undergoes a profound transformation. Suddenly, these people shift their focus to what’s most important to them....