Friday, July 14, 2023

SPIRITUAL...GRATITUDE STRUTTING HER STUFF

For whatever reason, spiritual...the word spiritual...keeps returning to my consciousness. I have ever resisted religious, or the act of being religious. To me, the act of being religious just has an unwelcome odor to it.

Spiritual, though, feels welcoming...no heavy-duty messages hidden within, begging to be brayed...not to be too judgmental about it. 

Since the word spiritual has been hanging over my head, I have been analyzing exactly what its meaning is to me. I've come up with many vaporous words but no meaning so I've resorted to Google: In short, spiritual - having a sense of peace and purpose. I only love that.

Further:  Spirituality recognises that your role in life has a greater value than what you do every day. It can relieve you from dependence on material things and help you to understand your life’s greater purpose. Spirituality can also be used as a way of coping with change or uncertainty.

Just reading the meaning has helped me cope with the uncertainty that was causing me to judge religious so harshly. There is nothing wrong with religious, or religion, the "wrong" is in my reaction to it, allowing my egoic self to override my better nature. 

It is these little joys, these teeny-tiny overcomings that are God's slivers of gold, that allow gratitude to stuff her stuff. That is good news, and I am grateful.

Thank you.   

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