What kind of wonders in your life have you chosen to be open to lately?
Your stories: the ones you choose to remember, and the ones you choose to define yourself by effect your spiritual life, and who you are. We all are spiritual beings in some shape or form. We all long for something beyond ourselves, even if we feel secure here in this world. It is a natural part of our human existence to always be searching, to always be looking for ways to feel fulfilled. And thus, we are always growing spiritually, because each of us are growing and developing the unique, marvelous persons that we are. Furthermore, your life is effected by spiritual moments because you have a choice to be open to receiving and allowing wonder to be a part of your being or you can choose to be closed, and completely miss the opportunity; i.e.; if you are open to experiencing your life you will receive much, on the other hand, if you choose to be a bystander in your life, you will receive little.
Looking out into the crisp November sky, as I hold my three-year-old son’s hand, and talk about squirrels gathering nuts, birds flying home, and cool cars driving by, I realize how this is an incredible moment in my life. It is a moment of feeling blessed to be a mother; it is a moment of embracing the openness my of my son to experience the newness of life; it is a moment of feeling connected to what I can see: nature, my son’s little hand in mine, and that which I cannot see, but feel: the transcendent power of God and Spirit in my soul.
I have chosen to be intentional about embracing the wonder of life, such as re-experiencing the world through the eyes of my son. This choice has continued to nourish me spiritually…I find myself to be like a well, that always has room to be filled more. Looking at the squirrels today through my son’s eyes, allowed me to celebrate the mystery of their lives: right now they are gathering food, and building warm nests from the fallen leaves. They have no one telling them this is what they are supposed to be doing, they just know. This gathering and preparing is a natural part of their creation. In so many ways, you and I are like the squirrels too, when we allow ourselves to naturally be who we are, we discover our spiritual path is a natural part of who we are, and thus become open to the gifts a spiritual life offers.
What kind of spiritual path are you on right now?
Blessings, Erin, Bella Bleue
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So happy to stumble on your blog. And ironic because I just posted about animal spirit guides. Look forward to reading more.
I’m glad that you are so appreciating and enjoying this time with your son, Erin. Parenting can be so wondrous and fulfilling, but it’s difficult to fully appreciate until our children are grown and then we so miss all this. There is an aching emptiness to not have a little one to nurture, and yet to every thing there is a season. Really cherish this time, Erin. It will be gone in a blink, or so it seems in retrospect. ~Lily
Beautiful, Erin . . . simply beautiful.
Blessings, love, & light, Sloan