Journal

Learn more about the MRA: who we are, what we stand for, and the journey that brought us here.

Read real experiences and deeply-held values that shape everything we do. When you understand where something comes from, you see it differently, and can better sense if it resonates with you.

Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Vargas

The Work that Deserves You

The questions of: What is my purpose?
What is my work in this world?
How am I meant to serve?
These are such important questions.
But they can also be painfully tender ones.

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Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Vargas

The Most Vital Skill of Our Time

Cultivating the capacity to be with yourself is quite possibly the most powerful skill of the modern day.

The most glorious triumphs no longer come from climbing the mountains of the world.
They come from learning how to wade—honestly, gently, courageously—into the deep waters of the self.

That is where the real discoveries lie.
Not in the trophies, not in the metrics.
But in the subtle stirrings.
The sharp truths.
The quiet knowings that rise when all the noise fades.

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Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Vargas

The Trap of Becoming

There’s a trap that often awaits those walking the path of the deeply examined life.
It’s sneaky—
even when you know it’s there,
you can still slip into it.

Without wild self-acceptance,
it’s easy to fall into the loop
of endlessly trying to be better—
and in doing so, deny the parts of yourself
that most need to be reclaimed.

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Taryn Watts Taryn Watts

The Sacredness of the In-Between

We live in a world that craves certainty.

With having a plan. With knowing what’s next. With crossing the finish line and holding something shiny in your hands.

But what about the in-between? The space after a chapter ends, but before the new one begins? The space where things fall away, but haven’t yet revealed what’s coming?

The in-between can feel disorienting. Empty. Uncomfortable.

But it’s not a mistake. It’s sacred ground.

It’s the cocoon. The chrysalis. The place where the old dissolves and the new prepares to emerge.

Don’t rush the void. Don’t try to fill it. Don’t make it mean you’re lost or behind.

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Taryn Watts Taryn Watts

Your Alignment Is the Portal

What if the secret of life wasn’t something you had to earn, hustle for, or achieve… but something you remembered?

What if your greatest life’s work was simply to return to yourself?

To the real you.

The one who existed before the layers, before the roles, before the world told you who to be.

What if everything you’ve been seeking—clarity, purpose, fulfillment—was waiting patiently beneath the surface, underneath the striving, under the masks you've worn just to make it through?

What if your alignment—your truest resonance with your inner self—was the very portal to a life beyond your wildest dreams?

Not a life of perfection. Not a life free from challenge. But a life where the inner compass is finally tuned to you.

Where you’re no longer pushing, performing, or pretending.

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Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Vargas

The Hidden Wisdom in Jealousy

Jealousy often begins as an annoying, obsessive thought that takes root in the mind like a weed. 

It spreads — quietly at first — infecting our perspective and taking over our inner landscape. 

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Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Vargas

The Body Knows

Learn the language of your own body, and you’ve found the compass for your life.

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Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Vargas

The Real Rebellion

Choosing yourself isn’t selfish — it’s sacred. What if your real work isn’t to be impressive, but to become deeply honest?

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Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Vargas

The Problem with Pedestals

We put people on pedestals when something in them reflects something forgotten in us. Their light, their power, their clarity — it captivates us. We elevate them. Admire them.  Sometimes even obsess over them.

But here’s the truth:
Every pedestal becomes a cage — not just for the person we place there, but for us too.
Because when we place someone above us, we place ourselves beneath them.

We stop trusting our own knowing.
We silence our voice in the presence of theirs.
We question our intuition, our worth, our path.

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Rodrigo Vargas Rodrigo Vargas

Keep Dreaming

Keep dreaming for yourself. Please don’t stop. Too old is a lie. Too late is an illusion.

There are voices—internal and external—that will try to convince you otherwise.
Voices that say you missed your moment, that the window has closed.
But your life is still happening. Your future is still listening.
And it’s okay if the dream has changed. It’s okay if it’s softer now, or simpler, or completely different than it used to be.

You’re allowed to start again.
You’re allowed to want something new.

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Michelle Theriault Michelle Theriault

Why I’m a Stand for Coaching

The only way to find our best answers, our most empowering choices, and our deepest joys and satisfactions is to first look at who we really are and who we really want to be.

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