Soul Sisters Cafe Podcast

Every felt hurt by a friend’s behavior? Can we rise above blame? Explore the thoughts creating the pain, disappointment & sadness. Discuss radical honesty and the freedom of new perspectives. Is it ultimately necessary to speak with her friend about it? Or can we release friendship blame, create blame transformation, and stop blaming others for your unhappiness?

Perhaps when a thought worm of judgment about someone else keeps cycling in our mind, the message isn’t for the other person but rather for ourselves. What if we give people the benefit of the doubt and speak our truth with a loving heart? Might we invite all hearts involved to join in more authentic relationships? Develop your first person communication skills & discover who we are truly finger wagging at when judgment comes knocking at our mind’s door.

Have you ever hid your inner peace because a friend might feel threatened by you doing “better” than them? Have you found yourself dimming your light or shrinking back in order to keep things on common (safe) ground? What do we do when there seems to be a choice between being authentic or risking a relationship? Learn to make a new possibility for your friends and also create emotional safety in relationships (aka maximize the opportunity for spiritual growth).

Politics are rife with contempt and disdain for people on the opposite side of the political aisle. How can we create unity? How can we be willing to listen to one another and connect and remember the Truth of Who We Are. No matter how righteous or justified Jordan’s beliefs were, it did not relieve her of the damaging and negative vibration flowing through the cells of her body. How can we reconcile the dissonance of feeling superior to another person (who may belong to a different political party than you). If you don’t like partisan politics, listen in for how politics are a delicious and beautiful way to practice the worth of every single person, including ourselves and those who hold different beliefs than us. If we can hold anybody in their worth no matter what they do, if we can do that for the things that turn our stomach, knowing that we are all part of the Creator, we can do that for ourselves.Even if politics is not your jam, wherever there is a challenger, an opponent, someone on the other side (parent, child, relative, spouse, lover, co-worker, boss), the topics in this episode apply. Wherever we're in relationship with people, there are going to be challenges like this. Other topics discussed include: Fear of speaking your authentic truth, Wanting to people-pleaseWorrying that others may reject us or turn away from usDisgust and disdain for those who hold opposing views from you (be they political or otherwise)The acrimony of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearingHow crafty fear is at perpetuating itselfGreat advice from the Dalai Lama Warm-heartedness & sending love through the invisible fieldHow we move from contempt to unityRemember the Truth of Who We Are and Who Others Are

When having a hard time falling asleep, discover how to rejuvenate your self. Learn tips, tricks and insights for winding down when you have a hard time getting to bed. If you are angry, stressed or worrying instead of sleeping and need tips to rejuvenate yourself along with sleep rituals tips, build your own “sleep toolbox” full of helpful tips to assist you. Join us if you wonder “Why can’t I sleep even though I’m tired” and learn how to survive if you have a hard time getting to sleep. We explore sleeplessness, what keeps us awake at night, and offer solutions that have helped us. Also, we even open up about what we do when none of that works.

Is your ego getting in the way of your spiritual growth? Do you have marriage ego problems? Would you like more patience in marriage? Do you have a spiritual tool box? Is it okay if you don't always have the answers? When we’re frustrated or impatient, it can be all too easy to blame the trigger (or husband) instead of recognizing these moments as opportunities for growth. Tracey confronts her small self as she shares an emotional moment that taught her to be more patient with herself and have patience in marriage. Learn to recognize how and why you resonate with what is bothering you by asking, “Why does this bother me?”Moments of frustration challenge us to shift our perspective while recognizing that everything is a reflection of ourselves. The importance of bringing yourself back to love during these moments and moving past your ego to see the opportunity for spiritual growth. Hear how to accept it when you can’t spot that opportunity and why you shouldn’t beat yourself up - it’s okay if we don't always have the answers! Entertaining and enlightening exploration with Tracey Gritz & C. Jordan Blaquera.

Jordan shares how that transcendent moment led her on a lifelong journey to claiming her inherent, Divine Worth. Reminiscing on the birth of Tracey’s firstborn, they discuss what it means to inherit the Kingdom and come to the Divine Knowing that you are worthy of every good thing. Jordan shows genuine vulnerability as she shares the challenges she’s encountered on her journey, what recent meditations have taught her about divine inheritance, and accepting that nothing can ever be out of the Light - not even herself.We can drift from trusting in our journey and forget that we are worthy and deserving of love. We want to see the good in others but turn a blind eye to the worthiness and divinity within ourselves. In this episode, Tracey and Jordan discuss how claiming your inheritance of worth can be empowering, offer their personal insights on searching for the silver lining in every situation, and how difficulties in the path are opportunities for growth. Join Jordan and Tracey in this enlightening episode on accepting & claiming the divine truth that we are all deserving, worthy, and divine.

More key important spiritual concepts & stories from our personal journeys as we wrap up this special two-part look into the key important spiritual path concepts that we use in our discussions. Jordan and Tracey would love for you to join them as they talk candidly about welcoming and accepting their own energy shifts while defining their core spiritual code. Today’s episode focuses on the second set of terms we use to further our connection to true self such as welcome, free will, fear versus love, and requirements of growth. So often we find it a struggle to truly welcome the challenges that the Universe presents to us along our paths, choose to see others in love, or admit that we have to master the baby steps before we’re ready to run. These are just a few of the deeply resonating concepts and terminology that we explore during this episode, along with an eye-opening discussion on how you choose the way you handle these opportunities for growth and how fear stops us from loving fully. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Key important spiritual concepts we commonly use. Universal truths about raising your frequency to love and accepting the divinity in everyone — including yourself. Key concepts include vibration & frequency, ground of being, an explanation of Christ Consciousness, and the definition of Divine Worth. We also discuss what these phrases mean within our own spiritual journeys and how they have given us opportunities to evolve with life’s challenges, especially when we have our moments of self-doubt, negativity, and low energy. These essential building blocks of communication have helped us along the way to improve the way we view divinity — not just in ourselves, but in everyone around us. We hope you join us for this delightful vocabulary lesson in spirituality. And don’t forget to join us in Episode 3 for a deeper look into more of our lingo and to hear even more of our insights on how using these phrases can help you dial into what the Universe is trying to teach you.

Welcome to the launch of our spiritual journey vlog & spiritual awakening stories podcast. At Soul Sisters Cafe Podcast, we are on a spiritual journey. We are two lifelong friends who have journeyed alongside each other through thick and thin; through life, loss, growth, and self-transformation. That’s why we created the Soul Sisters Cafe, a podcast and vlog about our spiritual journey & spiritual awakening stories.https://www.CJBlaquera.com and https://www.TraceyGritz.comIn this first episode, we share some of our spiritual awakening stories and explain why we started this next chapter in our spiritual journey. We also talk about how our friendship has made our spiritual journey that much more rich -- and how we help each other through the dark times when we can’t see our own light. When we decided to make a podcast, our goal was to create a fun and inviting space where we could air our “spiritual laundry” and share the trials we come across on our journeys while helping others see that they are not going through it alone. For our first episode, we want to introduce ourselves and give you a little backstory on who we are, why we created Soul Sisters Cafe, and why you might be interested in our show. We want to live our spiritual journeys authentically and out loud to show that not life is not about competing with everyone around you -- it’s about loving yourself under all conditions. Shifting our perspective on self-love doesn’t happen overnight, but now is a good time to start.When we (Tracey and Jordan) met, we could not have been more different. Despite our opposing outlooks, we formed an unbreakable bond and have been friends for over 30 years. During that time, we’ve weathered all sorts of storms together -- whether that be relationship issues, moments of darkness, or friendship struggles. We’ve bonded through our spiritual journeys and have even shared strikingly similar life experiences along the way. The key to our soul sister bond? Being a mirror for each other to reflect our inner light... and giving each other the freedom to be who we truly are. Through this bond, we have watched each other grow and evolve into the spiritual seekers we are today.We know that, when you’re going through dark periods in your journey, it’s so easy to lose sight of your own divinity. The good news is: Someone else can see that good in you, even when you can’t. It’s important to look to these people during those difficult times to remind yourself that you are a gift of the Creator, just as they are. This is what we do for each other -- and we want you to join in. That’s why we’re bringing you into our inner circle so you can feel how yummy it really is. In fact, that’s what the Soul Sisters Cafe is all about: reflecting your divinity back to you. Are you ready? We are. Listen to our first episode for more on:Who we are (and how we got here!)Why you might be interested in the podcastStruggling as a “please-aholic”Recognizing the divinity in yourself and in others Our purpose for sharing our journeys on Soul Sister Cafe...and with you!We hope you enjoy this episode, and we can’t wait for all the open-hearted discussions to come! Jordan & Traceyhttps://www.CJBlaquera.comhttps://www.TraceyGritz.com