Divorce. Death. Disease. Doubt. <\/p>\n
Its lifes heavy stuff that sends us on the journey inward. <\/p>\n
For some its the search for purpose. For others its a desire to solve lifes mysteries. <\/p>\n
For me, the journey inward began several years ago, when I realized that anger was subconsciously controlling me. <\/p>\n
So, I turned to books like Gary Zukavs Seat of the Soul and Eckhart Tolles The Power of Now. They helped me realize that any problems I have begin and end with me. <\/p>\n
And in August, I headed to Estes Park, Colo., to join 700 other seekers of enlightenment at Sounds Trues Wake Up Festival, a five-day event thats like a convention for soul searchers. <\/p>\n
Soul-searching has become big business these days, with Oprah Winfrey out on her Life You Want Weekend tour, where attendees pay up to $999 to have an aha moment with Ms. O. <\/p>\n
Some of Oprahs favorite life trailblazers like authors Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) and Mark Nepo (The Book of Awakening) shared wisdom at the Wake Up Festival. <\/p>\n
Heres a sampling of what we learned <\/p>\n
JILL BOLTE TAYLOR: <\/p>\n
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The rest is here:<\/p>\n
How ALIVE are you? 4 spiritual teachers help you find out<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Divorce. Continue reading