There are at least two very distinct elements of our personal lives…the physical and the mental. The physical demands are quite recognizable; we must nourish ourselves; we must rest adequately, etc. None of this is rocket science because it is so obvious. We can, of course, override these demands but we learn, sooner or later, that we do so at our peril.
The seat of inspiration...
The life of the mind is another matter, although to not adequately care for its needs is perilous also. As a believer I think that our minds are the seat of inspiration. If Oneness is a spiritual truth, we are always subject to receiving what the Infinite Mind is constantly giving, and sometimes inspiration…that which has not yet made its way into physical form…is the natural outflow of that giving. It has been said of Mozart that his music manuscripts were neat and error free, as if he took them down by dictation. Then his inspiration became available in form to musicians and music lovers, and, as they say, the rest is history.
Their own kind of care...
I think we are subject to inspiration every day, every minute and if we were still enough, calm and open enough, forms that fit our interests would come to us all the time…sometimes in small ways, sometimes in much more outstanding ways. I also think that our minds, to be the wonderful receptacles that they are, need their own kind of care…clear, spiritual practices, the choice to think in life-affirming ways, value of our connection to the great Mind.
Wonderfully crafted and divinely appointed...
Can we even imagine what ultimately lies within us? I think not, otherwise we would give as much time and energy to the invisible parts of ourselves as we do our revered physical bodies. And then, doubtless, we would really be a piece of work…wonderfully crafted and divinely appointed!
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