Published by
Mistic under
New Age,
Wicca on
September 22, 2006
This is a photo of the sunset (obviously) that I took from my back deck. It is a reminder to me (and maybe those reading this) that you don’t have to be a “photographer†or an “artist†to see beauty in our universe or to capture it. You don’t have to have a “physical†talent to create beauty either. It is already with us… already tangible, already there if you just open your eyes and mind to nature. Opening your eyes and mind to beauty is spiritual no matter what your religion is.
Published by
Mistic under
Astrology,
New Age,
Personal,
Spirituality,
Stregheria,
Wicca on
September 13, 2006
Ask yourself?
Do you experience any of these patterns in your life?
Turmoil in relationships with family, friends, or lovers?
Quitting relationships/people. Quitting or changingWork/jobs often?
Blaming all your failures on others?
Feeling like people are purposely doing things to harm you in some way?
Feeling as if you have no control in your life?
Feeling plaque by “what ifâ€, or “if onlyâ€.
Constant arguments with family, friends, neighbors, and lovers?
Being easily angered?
This is just a small list of negative life patterns that many people experience daily. All of them are things within your control and things you do to yourself. Why do they happen? Sometimes it’s a simply lack of spirituality.
Spirituality is much different then Religion. All religions require or have the desire to PHYSICALLY FEEL a connection to a higher being no matter what it preaches. That’s what true spirituality is… what you FEEL.
You can go through the motions of spirituality and not genuinely FEEL it. Take for example someone who has to read tons of self help books or religion books etc. They may still be experiencing the same negative life patterns but just going through the motions of what they believe spirituality is from books.
At its very basic core… feelings cannot be taught, learned, or forced. Spirituality is a moment that happens in your life when things “click†and life becomes balanced. It’s a moment of total “enlightenment†with almost near to no explanation. The path to spirituality is of course through learning, and teachings, perhaps sometimes even therapy,… but it is always an on going process to evolve as a human being.
Some things in my own personal experience that validate my own spiritual growth were:
Realizing that the only people who can emotionally “hurt†me, are the ones I allow.
Knowing the difference between being a “quitter†and doing everything that I could have.
Knowing that when a person shows you who they REALLY are to believe them the very first time.
Understanding the difference between knowledge and intelligence.
Not dwelling on the past and allowing things to rest.
Realizing that I don’t have to defend myself when I believe I am right.
Knowing that I can accept my own responsibility in failures without blaming anyone else.
Does any of this mean I am a super human being that lives every single moment with my spirituality? Nope, of course not. I work, have a family, have friends, etc in a normal life too. But I am so much more balanced and secure in who I am than I was 5 or 10 years ago. I have faith that I had my own personal ‘moment of enlightenment†and I continue to have them often. I don’t have to live my life forcing myself to BE spiritual either.
Spirituality will not make your life perfect indeed. But FEELING your spiritual side and really being in tune with it allows you the peace of mind of knowing you have control of yourself. Feeling the spirit is always dramatic in books or movies but in reality we experience it on a much more human everyday level.
