Spiritual Journey

Spiritual Poetry – Giving Attention

We want to explain to ourselves

What is the point of us,

What is the point,

In the dim light of the universe?

And so we claim to ourselves

Countless points about who and what we are,

And why too.

While not attending to that which we are

By virtue of not attending.

But the cloud through which we walk unconscious-

So proud, so brave, so commanding, what a performance!-

Could bring us to brightness over dimness,

Attending over not attending,

And thus to who and what we are,

And why too,

If we stopped the walking…..

and gave attention.

Spiritual Poetry – Ways of Knowing

There are many ways of knowing.

Why do we not take them all
Like a handful of pebbles,
Examining each for its worth?

Knowing that each has its worth,
So not to be tossed aside
As we toss each other aside.

In that handful is a special one for you.
Your own way of knowing spirit.
Special to you.

Acknowledge them all.
Through this acknowledgment
Acknowledge all of us, the peoples of the Earth
On the Journeys of our spirit.

Pebbles in your hand.

Give Attention to the Spiritual Life of Your Human Journey

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
- Lao Tzu

How do we know if spirit is real? How do we recognize its voice? How does it work within us?

Some people experience physical feelings when they “hear” their spirit. They feel shivers or goosebumps; they get a “gut feeling,” or a sense of calmness suddenly comes upon them. Others see images, visions and flashes of insight.

Author Pat Conroy said as much when he first encountered his prospective students on South Carolina’s Daufuskie Islands. Even though he lacked teaching experience and was not yet prepared, he knew immediately upon seeing them that he was meant to teach these children. they were “meant to be his students.” How did he know?

For many of us, we “hear” our spiritual voice. No one else hears it, yet the words surround us with an insightful message or words of protection that give us hope.