begin within…
Spirituality
Part 1
begin the journey…
Humans are physical, mental and spiritual beings. We are in essence spirit housed in physical bodies with working minds. While many of us understand mind and body, spirit is very different. It isn't something that we create, it just is. It exists in all things, all the time. Your spirit or soul is where you KNOW the Creator. Your mind is were you PERCEIVE Him. And your body is where you EXPERIENCE the world for Him. The uniqueness of being human is that we are allowed every sensation, thought, and corporeal encounter that there is.
Mind, body and soul. That's what makes up our existence. Beneath the surface of the ordinary and the extraordinary there is a deeper meaning to life. The deeper meaning is spirit expressing itself.
This series has been prepared with this unique human trilogy in mind. There is nothing that I will share here that I haven't gone through or continue to move through myself on my journey through life. The purpose of these writings is to help you fine tune All of you.
We are going to begin our alignment with the spiritual side of ourselves. That's because if you're like me, you've overdone working on the other two aspects (mind & body) and now you're searching for information on the least developed area of yourself. I don't know about you, but I've learned that spirituality should have always been the most important aspect of my life. But until recently it has been practiced the least. Like most, I've adhered to my chosen religious principles. But when it came to dealing with matters regarding my soul I've left a lot to be desired. What about you? When was the last time you thought about your soul or your relationship to the world around you? I was never thought to think of myself in those terms. I was taught to see myself as a human, flawed, never even considering myself in the larger scheme of things. But the truth of the matter is, there are 3 aspects to who and what we are and in order for us to get the optimum results out of life each unit of our humanity must be in alignment. Like you I am a work in progress.
Thinking outside of religious beliefs, we are not only the children of a Loving God or Creator under direct care, we are also co-inhabitators of a Universe that was created with an incredible grand scheme.
Spirituality, it's said is the link between physical man and his highest self. The universe we live in is ordered according to the same divine plan that we are. Our spirit, if we let it will connect us to the universe and our destiny. We'd live such fuller, happier lives if we'd just let our spirit guide us instead of our minds and/or our bodies. Unlike the former, spirit has no ego, it knows why we’re here. Each living thing resides on this earth to add their unique impression to the collective mosaic. But there are many of us who are livng unhappy lives. They think that material things will make them happy. But when you ask people with "stuff", (most of them have "everything" you and I desire) they still aren't happy. That's because happiness comes from within. Basically. many of us live the lives that we do because we're disappointed and complacent regarding the circumstances that we find ourselves in from day to day. Life doesn’t have to be a disappointment, nor does it have to be a struggle. There's nothing that says you have to be unhappy, except you. That’s right! The secret is out. You control you and your circumstances. Cause and effect, according to universal law. What you give, you get!
We all begin our lives with a gift. Leaving the womb we are given breath. Breathing is our direct physical connection to the Creator. There is no training to it, you just instinctively know how. It's a universal event. And your spirit is your connection to it all.
Next Week:
Spirituality Part 2:
"Finding Happiness"