Nov 17 2008
Hello world!
Welcome to my new blog, the information that will follow this post will include daily tips on developing a spiritual life style, information regarding substance abuse and how to overcome it, and a rants, raves and life in general.
Basics for living a spiritual life are pretty simple, it is, however human nature to complicate it, determining its level of difficulty and seeking some way to measure it. If you do not keep a journal then it is my strongest suggestion that you begin today. This is a great way to discover progress, patterns that you either choose to change or enhance, and defiantly a great place to vent. A journal is yours, to write in any way you see fit, there are no hard or fast rules, but there are as many suggestions as there are people who use them. Journals are a spoken or written chart, a way of following your own life, or sharing with someone else. The types of journals I have utilized include work, especially as a new employee, making notes of events, conversations, operating procedures that have changed, tracking those unwritten rules that invariably come up and if you are in sales, tracking your number of contacts, etc. Then there is the personal one which holds the good, bad and ugly of my daily life, this is where I can write anything I want to, no judgments, no opinions, just my inner thoughts that would create havoc in my outside world. This is also the place where I can track my victories, the changes in my life from old beliefs to new ones, discoveries, blessings, and all the other terrific stuff that belongs to me.
Journaling for personal growth means writing “free-style,” just put pen to paper, write, let it flow, sometimes it occurs as a dialog, other times it is just a rant. For instance, if there is a question that is perplexing I may start my journal entry that way. Like this:
Begin journal entry with the question, perhaps droll on about the emotions that accompany it, explore the inner workings of how this bothers me. Stating the problem, perhaps repeating the question(s), allowing myself to not analyze, just write. Sometimes it seems like gibberish or just crap, like I am pretending. I have come to discover that feeling disconnected from what I am writing is acceptable; it allows me room to examine without judgment. Sometimes my journal entries do look like a dialog of sorts, the question will be stated again, perhaps for the third time, then an answer just seems to appear on the page, when that happens it is a freedom that escapes words. This takes practice, permission for self to explore and the inclusion that it certainly does seem like you are crazy, because who in their right mind would be carrying on like this and if anyone saw this, what would they say. It does not matter, because they will not be seeing it, unless you choose to share it.
The next step is another day, so stay tuned and enjoy this learning process, explore the uncharted and dare to go where no one has gone before, especially you. If you need help, I am there for you. Check out my contact page and get in touch, even if it is just to say hi. Trust is earned, another partner in your journey.
Bright Blessings abound for you and yours. God/dess Blessings!
