My Definition of Authenticity: Be With Where You Are
As a few of you may know, I have launched my very first course: Becoming Authentically You With that coming up, I am finding the need to...
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Maria Vandenburg
- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min
What would life look like with 30 Days of Authenticity?
What could we do with 30 Days of Authenticity? Journey with me in August 2020 as we explore. Designed to go hand-in-hand with Crown...
Maria Vandenburg
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
Capital Hill Occupied Protest: It's in Dire Need of Leadership Support
As I deliberately and intentionally went to Capital Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) a few weeks ago to dispel the media coverage about how it w
Maria Vandenburg
- Jun 28, 2020
- 4 min
August 1st 2020: The Launch of My Work
I wanted to take a second to slow down and communicate something that is incredibly big for me. The beginning, the start of my work.
Maria Vandenburg
- Jun 21, 2020
- 3 min
Stepping out as a Warrior of the Human Spirit
I just tuned in to one of my favorites, Kathianne Lewis, DDS, the Spiritual Director of Center for Spiritual Living in Seattle. She had a...
Maria Vandenburg
- Jun 18, 2020
- 4 min
Honoring the Solstice: Six Reflections on the Last Six Months
offering for the summer solstice and new moon/ring of fire eclipse, I took some time to reflect on what the last six months has been for me.
Maria Vandenburg
- Jun 13, 2020
- 6 min
The Inspiring "Domestic Terrorism" of the Capital Hill's Occupied Protest
I haven't tuned into the news for YEARS now because I don't resonate at all with the level of fear used to inform us of what's going on....
Maria Vandenburg
- Jun 7, 2020
- 2 min
To Love Someone is to Take them on As Yourself
That's a quote I love from Teal Swan and a pretty good defining statement for my life in its current moment. Remember when we thought...
Maria Vandenburg
- Jun 3, 2020
- 2 min
So, What's Next?
Maybe you are wondering (like myself), OK, so I put up a black box in solidarity, I have realized that I will never understand, but yet I...
Maria Vandenburg
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
This is How this Will End in Unity and Alchemy
How about instead of fighting the system, we learn to withdraw from the system. I've been feeling a bit hopeless recently. I've been a...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
Enough is Enough.
I hesitated to post this, as I'm scared that my words will be wrong, I'm scared that I will inadvertently offend by speaking up, but most...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 27, 2020
- 3 min
Finding the Need for Balance
I have actually felt a bit overwhelmed yesterday and today, I have been struggling with focus. This entry.is going to be a bit harder for...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 23, 2020
- 2 min
On Forgiveness
One of the most recent intentions with 30 Days of Love was "I am Forgiveness" has allowed me to surface quite a few wounds within myself...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
GAIA: Global Activation of Intention and Action
During my MBA program, I wrote my final paper on C. Otto Scharmer's Theory U. I used to it as a model for my own authentic leadership...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
Being with the Black Light of Creation
Earlier this week I attended a two-day online summit called "Practicing in the Midst" and I would say that if I could summarize my take...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
How I am "Loving" my Heartbreak
So a few days ago, I realized that ultimately all I will ever have is this moment right now and that life is about embracing it. Well,...
Maria Vandenburg
- May 2, 2020
- 3 min
What does it mean to fully be Present?
So I have been spiritually awake and aware for a minute now but I had a HUGE freaking mind shift within the last 24-48 hours. I've...
Maria Vandenburg
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
Giving Myself Permission
This week has been all about being with myself and really giving myself permission to feel my feelings - ALL of them. I recognized that I...
Maria Vandenburg
- Apr 25, 2020
- 1 min
Finding my Voice through my Podcast
So this week I did it, I looked my fear of vulnerability straight in the face and said: "let's do this!" The result? I have started a...
Maria Vandenburg
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
Finding the Need to Be Gentle with Myself
My whole life has transformed in the last 48 hours. I am currently writing to you from a beautiful basement studio apartment in Seattle...
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