WITH LOVE, DANIELLE

In the personal development realm, discussion around Forgiveness tends to focus on us Forgiving the other person for what they apparently did. But what about asking for Forgiveness? And, if I may, I want to take that a step further and talk about asking for Forgiveness from the person you think owes YOU an apology. In this episode of With Love, Danielle (#42), I'm going to tell you a personal story about digging deep for accountability––and the euphoria of fessing up. I hope this sparks heaps of reconciliation across the whole wide world. And if it does, tell me all about it. Forgiveness stories are my favourite.

The activities that we do most habitually create the deepest grooves in the mind. All that repetition gets us hooked on the behaviour––that could be a good thing, could be a bad thing. It depends on what the behaviour is. Then there are the times in our lives when we bust out of habits and we do something new. What I'm interested in talking about is the motivation beneath the "new things" we try. Because sometimes it's the ego pushing us to prove ourselves. And sometimes, it's our Soul moving us toward real expansion. In this episode, I'm talking about aversions + desire (they are mates.) And the drive to be a more conscious person by doing new things, versus, the ego's compulsion to check off impressive sh*t on a bucket list.

It's fairly easy to conceive of a collective consciousness that is loving. Essentially, people who are compassionate, kind, uplifting to the world. They're everywhere. When we think of this light, we tend to see it as a collective phenomenon. Now let's consider the "shadow" of humanity. When we as individuals are not feeling "uplifting" or particularly high vibration––when we're in our own despair, we tend to see ourselves as burdensome or not very useful to the collective. But this isn't true. There is a COLLECTIVE LIGHT and a COLLECTIVE SHADOW. And each of us is conducting both luminosity and density. This podcast episode is a very hopeful take on the high form of service of dealing with your own darkness. I hope this brings some light to our path.

Let's take a break from shadow work and relationship healing to tawk about tawkin' ––in public... Here's everything I know about presenting in the most powerful way, whether you're onstage or on Zoom in your best blouse and bikini bottoms. In this episode I explain: Why I never over prepare before I speak Why I DON'T "pump myself up" with motivational high energy before a talk Why connecting with your Inner Child is the most powerful thing you can do How to find common ground with your audience The function of gratitude A few style tips… …And that one time I got heckled, it was truly awesome

Harmlessness as a virtue –– as an embodied energy, may be one of our most demanding calls as a species. It's a commitment to the Universal Truth that can be hard to uphold. It's tempting to wish harm on the harmful. The shadow self defines justice by metrics of punishment. But Harmlessness… harmlessness is the way our Divine Nature pursues justice. We speak Truth –– without superiority hooks, or malice. We hang above the drama and duality. We offer the course of Right Action. We stay mindful that we all come from the same source. Higher Love is a tall order in these days of division. Here's a short podcast on why the high road is actually highly efficient –– and makes miracles happen.

When we pray for the strength to protect others, I believe that we magnetize more Light into our lives, that inclusive prayer has extra sway in the universe. Because it's universal law–to give is to receive. A very powerful prayer for these times is the Shantideva Prayer. It helps impress on our psyches that WE ARE TOGETHER in everything, in all life's experiences. From that heart center, our perceived "sides" and polarities start to dissolve and crumble (may they dissolve and crumble with Godspeed!). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if we didn't expend so much energy being in "protection mode"? What would that free up? Protection is often necessary. But there's another posture that can be more energizing. What if we held the belief that love is our greatest protection? In this micro podcast I explore the shift that moves us from protection mode to being the change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tell me everything. How's your heart? What can I do to help? What's good for us? These 4 VERY SIMPLE, VERY DIRECT QUESTIONS will nourish every kind of relationship. In the podcast I go deeper into the intention and gifts of each statement. Please listen in... to your hearts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simplifying has become a magnetic pull in my cells. Less stuff, work, efforting in relationships... I'm simplifying ALL forms of clutter + noise. Listen in for how it's allowed me to deepen. DANIELLELAPORTE.COM/WITHLOVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I talk about the divine utility of disgust, and keeping it classy when you call bull. With an interlude on our favourite celestial guardian, Archangel Michael. There's always a way to be elegant… with Love. daniellelaporte.com/withlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.