THURSDAY—REVERENCE FOR YOUR SOUL AND SPIRIT

“There is a beautiful creature

Living in a hole you have dug”

From “I Heard God Laughing, Poems of Hope and Joy,” translated by Daniel Ladinsky; 1996; 2006, Penguin. Reprinted with permission.

This is your day! The day for you to discover for yourself what a spectacular and awesome being you are. Try not to let judgments and critical thoughts come pouring in as you read that last line—they are the “hole” we have dug for ourselves. The more negative self-talk we have running in continuous loops in our minds, the deeper the hole.

Look at yourself through your heart today—feel who you really are. When we ask someone, “Who are you?”, they mostly reply with what they do. “My name is Amanda and I am a motivational speaker” or a banker, a manager, a nurse or mechanic, and so on.

That’s not who we are! We are souls and spirits constantly creating our lives, merging with, and connecting to God and others. It’s the layers of personality and ego that block our vision of who we really are.

People like the Dalai Lama and Mother Theresa can see through all that ego and personality stuff because they know who we are in our hearts, and they wear the glasses of compassion, which, like X-ray vision, cut through.

Pretend for today that you are the loving parent of you- the child! That this is the day God is going to help you see your real self—remember He is your loving parent! When you see yourself as He does you will automatically treat yourself with reverence. There is something for your soul to do in this world—some special purpose that only you can do.

You may be a little flawed – we all are—but that is because we are human. You are not a loser, victim, failure, hopeless, difficult, troubled or any other label you, or someone else, has attached to you.

We are responsible, special spiritual beings, we need to acknowledge our limitless nature and capacity, and be actively doing what we were meant to be doing here on this journey. We treat our purpose and spiritual work with reverential awe. We do what we must to do to discover what that purpose and work is, to learn about it, and do it the best we can.

So today find out who you really are and what your spiritual purpose is and begin to fulfill it! Have a chat with God and ask Him who you are and what His will is for you.

Just for today, watch only uplifting TV programs; read spiritual books; listen to or attend a spiritual class; spend time on your own; reflect on your limitless nature; and see yourself as important, special and valuable.

Surround yourself with beauty—flowers or photos or scenery; have wonder-ful aromatherapy oils burning so your sense of smell is pampered. (Pure aromatherapy oils and their scents can lift our spirits tremendously.)

Hang out with people and friends you love and go away for relaxing weekends or days. This may not sound like you are treating yourself with reverence, but you are when you do activities that help you relax and reconnect with yourself, God, your family and friends. You are doing something spiritual and acknowledging your true nature, coming into harmony with it.

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