When we speak of spirituality, we sometimes speak in mumbled, esoteric phrases, with our thoughts all floaty and mysterious. At times I think that, to many of us, being spiritual is to turn into some other person, someone we don’t even know. Or perhaps it means becoming a religeuse , a nun perhaps, or a monk. This may be fine, if these lifestyles take our minds and hearts. But I am inclined to think that living a spiritual life really means getting better at what we are already doing….living a spiritual life! I’m not playing with words; I believe that our natures are and have always been spiritual; we simply may not have realized it.
A little self correction...
Perhaps the questions we should now ask are: Could I be using my spiritual energies in a better way? Am I misusing my thoughts by not appreciating how powerful they are? Most of us could say yes, very probably, so a little self correction would be in order. How much of our precious energies do we waste getting upset over little things? Do we spend much time disliking groups of people we don’t even know? Can we really understand that we are all in this life together at many levels, not nearly as remotely as we may think?
It does not take a genius...
It does not take a genius to know that we will be happier and healthier if we bring our gifts to life rather than our negative energies. It does not matter what our belief systems are. The great and the wise have all said the same things. Replace hatred with love; do for others what you would want them to do for you; forgive and thus free yourself and others from the blows of real or imagined hurts. We can be way ahead of the game if we will realize what Wayne Dyer has said for a long while: We are spiritual beings living a human life.
A little self correction...
Perhaps the questions we should now ask are: Could I be using my spiritual energies in a better way? Am I misusing my thoughts by not appreciating how powerful they are? Most of us could say yes, very probably, so a little self correction would be in order. How much of our precious energies do we waste getting upset over little things? Do we spend much time disliking groups of people we don’t even know? Can we really understand that we are all in this life together at many levels, not nearly as remotely as we may think?
It does not take a genius...
It does not take a genius to know that we will be happier and healthier if we bring our gifts to life rather than our negative energies. It does not matter what our belief systems are. The great and the wise have all said the same things. Replace hatred with love; do for others what you would want them to do for you; forgive and thus free yourself and others from the blows of real or imagined hurts. We can be way ahead of the game if we will realize what Wayne Dyer has said for a long while: We are spiritual beings living a human life.
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