Kissiah Young is a seeker of truth and expanded consciousness. She is passionate about the place in which everyday life crosses the path of spiritual beingness. Kissiah is a writer, photographer, and avid reader. E-mail her.
So many people are scurrying about this holiday season as with so many before. The traffic is crawling along, stores are chaotic, and the once-lived conscious reality seems to fade behind the getting to give and hoping to receive...
So many people are searching, seeking, hoping…for something outside of themselves to change that which is on the inside; change the very desire to search, to seek…for something to change what is. Where does the road...
How might we be more compassionate in our lives? How might we be more compassionate to others, respecting the road upon which they travel; a journey unique to him or her? What has happened to our spirits when in life...
It is not as important to have all of the answers as it is to be present for the entire journey. Perhaps it is the pursuit of the answers that take us so very far from the present moment that...
It is important that we be authentic. Our lives depend on the truth of our very being and yet for some unknown reason, or perhaps a reason that simply cannot stand on its own two feet, we deny ourselves the...
The Small ThingsI am sitting in appreciation of the small things. Today, I am able to see them more clearly, when just a few days ago my clarity was clouded by dulling senses in search of something…bigger, brighter...
I find that I am often touched by the stories of those facing death. Actually, it isn’t always the stories that are touching, but rather their very lives and the lives of those who will inevitably be left...
Letting the 'hold' GoThe tenderness of life is real. It fades just as quickly as it approaches us, and the path each person walks reveals only their reality, no one else’s. Where is one to go when they...
The thing about trust is that as much as we would like to make it about others, it rarely is. The disappointments we experience, the outcomes that do not come out quite as we had planned, and the people who...
Engaged Spiritual IntimacyPractitioners and laypersons alike spend time cultivating their spiritual selves. Practices such as meditation, prayer, and fellowship become almost second nature to these spiritual seekers—people on the path seeking to transcend the mundane. People are...