Maria Milnichuk Counselor/Life Coach

12/05/2025

"Listening to your inner voice and asking the proper question is the central action of transformation." Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Este's

As we come to the end of the year, we must ask ourselves what have I accomplished during this calendar year? What were the promises I made myself regarding my personal growth? What were the goals I set for myself? What were the personal obstacles I encountered on the way?

As I reflect on the above questions, I realize that the bigger question is, "How honest and truthful can I be with myself?" To look at the questions and be totally honest with myself, and look, see and embrace my human frailties is not an easy task. Yet not taking responsibility for that which I promised myself and has been left undone is a huge betrayal of self and soul.

10/28/2025

” Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma Ghandhi

Think back for a moment to your childhood, your adolescence, your young adulthood, or even today, when you were made to apologize or felt obligated to apologize to another who had injured you either by word or deed. You may not have been ready to apologize, yet you went ahead, and you apologized to be compliant, to be accepted, and to once again be part of the group. Did this intellectual ritual of forgiveness work for us? Perhaps at first, since the conflict and tension seemed to diminish, however, the peace, serenity, and wellbeing, slowly disappeared, leaving us in a place of resentment, anger, and frustration.

True forgiveness comes from our Spiritual Heart. It does not mean that the transgression is right, or that we condone the action that has caused the injury. It is not about denying, minimizing, or excusing the offense. True forgiveness brings us calmness, resolution, and healing. It is given without any expectations or requirements. It does not bind us to resume the injurious relationship, but rather gives us the freedom to choose what is best for us.

Forgiveness is letting go not only of the injurious event but also of the feelings of anger, fear, hatred, and resentment attached to the situation. True forgiveness brings us peace, serenity, and tranquility, bringing our Human Self closer to our Divine Self.

By knowing yourself, you can create and manifest your highest potential.

10/10/2025

” Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma Ghandhi

In our journey, we find ourselves many times with the ever-present question of Forgiveness. So many times, we have been told to forgive, and so many times we have been obligated to follow, through with the intellectual ritual of “It’s alright, I forgive you”.

There is a social expectation that if someone says, “I am sorry”, we are obligated to accept the apology and immediately forgive them. When we forgive out of obligation, we are not forgiving from our spiritual heart, but rather from an intellectual place.

By knowing yourself, you can create and manifest your highest potential.

09/26/2025

“She remembered who she was, and her story changed” Shikobn

To really see ourselves we must remember, remember that beautiful child of long ago who knew who she/he was. This part of us carries the dream we brought in with us of who we are and still can be. To look at ourselves without any preconceived opinions, judgments, or criticisms made by others is to look into our Soul, that Divine part of us that exists within. Divine because of our personal connection to something greater than us, something that is Divine. When we connect with this incredible Source, we can then see clearly who we really are.

To truly remember who we are, we must forget who they told us we are, and we also must forget who they told us to be. Only then, not only will we have the freedom to fly, but we will be able to manifest the many gifts we have brought in with us. As we claim back our Soul and attain our Freedom to Fly, that which we thought was unattainable can be given birth.

09/16/2025

"She remembered who she was, and her story changed" Shikobn

To look at ourselves and see who we really are is a difficult thing to do. We are accustomed to look at ourselves through somebody else’s eyes that tell us to see what they see. This occurs in different ways. One way is the many “not enough” messages we received, from not pretty enough, smart enough, important enough and many other “not enough” messages. And yet, at other times, either by word or example, the messages are of who we should become in order to belong and be accepted in the world, in the family, in the community, and/or in our place of worship. What we yearned to be in the world was dismissed, not heard, not valued, and ignored by others. Our precious dream, the essence of who we really are, was set aside as we settled for something else, someone else’s dream. It is at this moment we need to dig deep within ourselves, and touch once again that forgotten memory, that knowing, of who we really are. This memory, this knowing must always be held tightly within our hearts, for only then will we be able to soar in the joy of who we really are.

09/05/2025

“She remembered who she was, and her story changed” Shikobn

Freedom to fly in the joy of who we really are is the goal of each one of us. Yet this goal is taken away from many of us. It is taken away by the many messages that have been said to us along the way, robbing us of the opportunity to Fly in the Joy of who we really are. For some of us that dream has been suppressed and forgotten, and it has been replaced instead, by the many messages told to us.

By knowing yourself, you can create and manifest your highest potential.

07/31/2025

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. -Aristotle

To be able to see in our darkest moments becomes a challenge for all of us. We forget that we can see in the darkness not only with our physical eyes but also with our inner eye (spiritual eye). How many times have we walked into a dark room and adjusted our eyes to the darkness? Taking a deep breath and calmly waiting for a few moments, we have been able to see the light no matter how faintly, in that darkness.

By knowing yourself, you can create and manifest your highest potential.

07/18/2025

“The beauty and splendor of Nature bring new hope and joy to the soul.“ mar

Ask yourself, “When was the last time I stood quietly and felt the breeze caress my face and the sun warm my entire being? When was the last time I listened to the rustle of the leaves as they gently danced with the wind? When was the last time I quietly walked down a path and stopped and rested, leaning against the sturdy trunk of a tree? When was the last time I stopped to listen to the sound of birds singing?”

These are the wonderful moments that bring joy and hope to our soul. These are the moments that bring healing to our entire being. To walk slowly in Nature is to nurture ourselves back to a place long ago forgotten.

07/11/2025

“The beauty and splendor of Nature bring new hope and joy to the soul.“ mar

In our moments of fear, disappointments, and perceived failures and defeats the beauty of Nature’s tapestry is clouded by deep emotions that can take us to a very dark place. It is at this time we need to take a moment, to stop, breathe deeply, and take in through all our senses a picture, a picture of the beauty that surrounds us. A picture of all that is so magnificent, a picture of the gift of Nature that brings us healing and peace.

06/27/2025

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams - Eleanor Roosevelt

How many dreams we have had throughout our lifetime that we were unable to manifest while someone else was able to manifest that same dream? Take a pencil and paper and write down all the dreams you remember. Now look at your list and take a moment to think what occurred that they did not come into manifestation. Look at your list of dreams again and think which one of these dreams do I have the desire to have in my life? What is stopping me from manifesting that dream? Acknowledge the answer to the questions and then focus on energizing your dream into manifestation for” The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

06/21/2025

06/13/2025

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. —Eleanor Roosevelt

We must remember that everything that exists in this dimension, in this reality, was a dream in some one’s mind. The chair we are sitting on, the house or apartment building we are living in, the car we are driving, the plane, trains bus we ride on, the cities we visit, the vacation places we go to, and the list goes on and on. These are all dreams that make up our journey, these are all things we desired and dreamed and out of that emotion of desire we brought them forth into our lives. To bring forth a dream we must believe in our own creative potential, our own creative power, our own creative abilities.