Archive for Goal setting
The ego panics before a spiritual breakthrough (2/2)
Posted by: | CommentsThis is part two (part one can be read here: mariaerving.com/ego-panics-1) in this very long article about common concerns that most people experience in the process of spiritual awakening when it comes to the sense of losing control, when goals, dreams and plans vanishes, and our once so empo... Continue reading here
The ego panics before a spiritual breakthrough (Part 1/2)
Posted by: | CommentsHere follows some of the most common concerns that people are experiencing in the process of spiritual awakening. It’s very common to feel panic welling up inside when dissolution and confusion reigns. Grace can be fierce, but to know that it is (it’s only burning that which is no longe... Continue reading here
God Will Give You The Right Goals and Plans
Posted by: | CommentsIn the process of spiritual awakening we are first being emptied of all our own goals and plans, even the sense of ambition ceases and we come to a place of complete flatness and we wonder what the hell happened; where is my zest for life, where’s the oomph I used to have?! This can be a ve... Continue reading here
How To Know Whether An Action Is Coming From Ego Or From Spirit?
Posted by: | CommentsQ: I would like to hear a little more about discernment. What to look for in our hearts to know that we are going in the right direction. Before I found your website, I found this quote that resonated with me… “Nothing happens until something moves” by Albert Einstein. I guess my question is... Continue reading here
To Follow Your Heart Is To Be Willing To Not Know The Next Step
Posted by: | CommentsIn order to come to that which you know not you must go by a way in which you know not. ~St. John of the Cross Contrary to what we have been trained to believe, that the more we know, the more intelligent we are and so to openly say ‘I don’t know’ undoubtedly raises a few eyebr... Continue reading here
In Times of Transition: Standing at the Crossroads of Life
Posted by: | CommentsIn this very long article I will give you some pointers that can help you move forward when feeling stuck or afraid of taking the step. Are you standing at a crossroad in your life and feel completely overwhelmed by the time of transition between the old and the new, or do you feel that you... Continue reading here
Wanting To Not Want Is a Want Too
Posted by: | CommentsWhen we have a spiritual awakening experience, we realize that whatever we wanted and desired for ourselves previously has no meaning whatsoever anymore. Not because we have decided it to be so because it has nothing to do with will-power. We just realize that nothing the world has to offer is ... Continue reading here
What it means to serve Truth
Posted by: | CommentsTo serve Truth means to say yes to that which is true within you. To follow your heart – no matter what, come what may. To go in the direction of your intuitive knowing – wherever that may lead (and being okay with not knowing), knowing that Love is your faithful companion. To move and... Continue reading here
Preferences, likes and dis-likes are not the same as desires [Spiritual Misconceptions]
Posted by: | CommentsSome people on the spiritual path thinks that it's 'bad' to have desires (I'm not talking about those on the new age/personal development path) and in order to live a true spiritual life you should relinquish all desires. (In some spiritual circles the word "Desire" is a dreadful word indeed). ... Continue reading here
Interview with me from spring 2011 (Empowered and Uplifted Spring Telesummit 2011)
Posted by: | CommentsI've just found an old interview with me that I thought I'd share with you It's called "Learn How to Step Into the Flow of YOU" and was a 60 minute audio interview by Sheri Kaye Hoff, MA, CGCL, who is a world-renowned Life Coach, Amazon and Barnes & Noble Author, and College Professor, that... Continue reading here
Enlightenment sales-pitch for the ego: Eternal Bliss, and “Get What You Want”
Posted by: | CommentsThe typical sales-pitch, which egos love and fall for, is the promise of getting a life where everything is is exactly as we want it to be and it's all cozy and nice and we're in a constant state of bliss. There's birds singing, freedom, happily gazing blissful eyes, spiritual smiles and radiant ... Continue reading here
Image Gallery
Posted by: | CommentsI have just created an image gallery for my creative pictures, click on image below to get redirected to it or click here. I'll be adding pics to it now and then Maria ErvingLet your Intuition and Inspiration lead you to be an authentic expression of Life itself ― Be Tr... Continue reading here
A day to remember for me is today: June 11th, 2012. As I wrote in one of my posts a week ago or so: "For some reason still unbeknown to me,you (the world) will remember my name. I’m going places, but where I don’t know. All I know are my own experiences and the inner knowing that I’... Continue reading here
Ambition Changes With Spiritual Evolution
Posted by: | CommentsThe difference between ambition that comes from the ego versus the ambition coming from Spirit. I have been a very ambitious person in the past, but my ambition is not as it used to be at all, and by that I mean it's not there in the same way at all anymore, it has completely lost it's 'original... Continue reading here
What is Inspirational Writing?
Posted by: | CommentsThe past week or so I have got some emails and questions about inspirational writing so I thought I'd write a little something about that. I received a question from one of my readers: Writing ... What is really happening? When we write down our goals, or any meaningful symbols, or words l... Continue reading here
If you think you're the great manifestor, then why are you continuously trying to change your life? ... Wouldn't you be satisfied with life by now? If you think you're the magical creator of the future, then what made you 'think' yourself to this moment? ... Why are you still suffering? If y... Continue reading here
The Power of Forgiveness and Acceptance (Free PDF)
Posted by: | CommentsHere's a free booklet by me: The Power of Acceptance and Forgiveness (Direct-link to PDF) Enjoy your read! “Spirit lives in the present moment. Only ego flows back and forth to an imaginary future and regretful past. Whenever you encounter some sort of challenge in life, the best way to hand... Continue reading here
Money and Spiritual Work
Posted by: | CommentsEveryone who does their work from the heart are doing so called "spiritual work" (even the ones that are not aware of their spiritual nature!), and there is not a job that is more 'holier' than another when it comes to what we are called to do. And yes, we should absolutely make good money doing ... Continue reading here
How To Travel With Cat From Norway To California
Posted by: | CommentsMy cat has traveled with me before to USA, and other countries as well; he's a real globetrotter-cat! Here's some general information about what you need to do before you can travel with your cat to California, and how my own experience has been with traveling with pets from Scandinavia. I str... Continue reading here
