Spiritual Time Reminds Us of Who We Are

On Monday I took my two children, aged 12 and 14, off to camp for a four-week stay. They go to camp every year, but this is the first time they have attended for more than three weeks. My son was so excited; camp is the highlight of his year. My daughter was less excited; sheโ€™s at that age when camp is no longer such a thrill (unless, like her brother, you live for camp) and she left a boyfriend behind, which made her very sad. My husband and I said goodbye to them with a mix of melancholy and joy. We always miss them and worry about them, but we are so thrilled to have a break and to get some time to ourselves. We always say, โ€œWe all need a break from each other.โ€

Since my husband goes off to work early and returns late, I have the whole day to myself when they are gone. I decided to treat myself each morning to spiritual time. First, I sit in my bedroom and read an inspiring book and a little of the Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Creation). Then I write โ€œmorning pagesโ€ in my journal. Then I make tea and go upstairs to my meditation room, where I read a little of the Zohar, the most important Kabbalistic text written by Shimon Bar Yochai, a little of The Course in Miracles, and a page or two from Kabbalah 365. Then, I do Wayne Dosickโ€™s 20 Minute Kabbalah practice, which involves a time for meditation or prayer, and then I finish up by pulling a Tarot card and two Kabbalah cards (from different decks). I write down the meaning of these (intuited or from a book) and then write a little about them in another journal.

(Unfortunately, I will not be able to continue this full process after these four weeks, since it has been taking me at least an hour and 45 minutes to complete, and I normally donโ€™t have that much time in the morning. During this time I will at least get me in the habit, and I can then pick and choose what I do each day, incorporating as many elements as time allows. I will, unfortunately, also miss one week while I am at the Aleph Kallah, but I plan to incorporate at least the morning pages and the 20 Minute Kabblah practice into my schedule there.)

I have to say that this time during the last two mornings has been so enjoyable and refreshing and rejuvenating, that I donโ€™t want to do much the rest of the day! I just want to continue reading and meditating and chanting.

Today I really lucked out. A tree feel on some electrical wires not far from my house, which caused the electricity to go out. (That might not seem lucky, but keep readingโ€ฆ) In fact, the electricity has been out all day. So, I actually completed my morning with an hour long walk. It was perfect. I could do this easily every day, and I would probably actually get some real work done afterwards if I was simply writing my own books rather than feeling pressed to edit for clients, write queries to magazines, handle emails, prepare and schedule talks and workshops, etc. (Iโ€™d be inspired and in the flow for my own creative work, but I sometimes find that Iโ€™m less inspired or motivated to do things I โ€œhaveโ€ to do.) When I returned from the walk, I read and ate lunch in the sun on the deck with my two cats for company. I would have loved to then go into the garden, or continue reading, or meditate againโ€ฆ

Isnโ€™t that the thing that stops so many of us from having a regular spiritual practice each morning? The fear that then that is all we will want to do โ€“ be spiritual? I know Iโ€™ve always been afraid that if I spent too much time meditating and doing spiritual rituals and praying and the like, Iโ€™d want to be like one of those hermits or gurus who just sits at the top of a mountain or in a cave communing with God. What would happen to my life? It would fall apart.

Thatโ€™s the reason most of us donโ€™t pursue really, truly having a spiritual experience. Weโ€™re too afraid of how the experience will change us and our lives. But it doesnโ€™t have to be that way.

Jesus said it best; the goal is to โ€œbe in the world but not of it.โ€ We must have the experience of our own other-worldly-ness and of God but bring that knowledge into this physical world to help us live in it more fully. We must all remember that we are โ€œspiritual beings having a human experienceโ€ (Anyone know who said that?) not human beings having a spiritual experience. We must remember who we are and then bring that into the mundane, every day-ness of our lives.

Both yesterday and today I received a messages pertaining to this idea. On Tuesday it was during the meditation that is part of my 20 Minute Kabbalah practice and today it was afterwards when I pulled a Kabbalah card. Both times I was told to reconnect with the spiritual dimension โ€“ with God โ€“ continually during the day.

Today, before my walk, I also treated myself to a phone session with a dowser. (Yes, they not only find water but clear energy and do healing work โ€“ even by phone.) I wanted to clear some blocks I felt I had concerning my work and my health. Interestingly, he reiterated this same point before we hung up. He told me that during the day I could spend 15 seconds thinking about him, thereby tapping back into his energy. He sees himself as a conduit for this energy โ€“ be it Divine energy or healing energy or whatever type of energy you want to call it. So, I see his message as similar to the others: Donโ€™t let the whole day go by without connecting and reconnecting to the spiritual dimension and to God. Donโ€™t forget that you are part of that dimension even as you exist on this physical plane. Remember that you are a spiritual being having a human experience. Donโ€™t lose your connection to God and the Divine flow of energy and goodness.

Iโ€™ll be looking forward to the morningโ€ฆand reconnecting a little bit here and there until the dawn comes.

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