I only became a spiritual person when I stopped trying to “be” spiritual. There was a point in my life where deep inside I knew what spirituality was and I wanted to integrate it into my life, but it seemed so overwhelming. I had so many ideas in my mind about what spiritual people were supposed to do or be that I couldn’t keep track anymore of what was really important or how to do it. It was all about “doing”, “having” and “being something” and I was so busy chasing the ideals I had in my mind, that I lost touch with true spirituality and my personal spiritual journey. I realized that true spirituality is universal in the sense that the base component IS and will always be LOVE, but we also have our individual journey. Spirituality is not about ticking all the correct boxes, but it’s about choosing the boxes we like and that fit our personality and needs. So when I stopped trying to tick all the right boxes, I suddenly started ticking them anyway. That's called: living from your heart.
I dropped everything I’m not and what revealed itself to me was ME. And along with that, life started to work out in a way that’s way more fitting for me. There were so many blessings that I almost couldn’t count them anymore. I stopped forcing things and when I stopped trying to make spirituality happen, it happened to me. And it brought along a lot of peace.
It’s hard to explain what spirituality is to someone who doesn’t know their own spirituality yet or to someone who simply doesn’t believe in the magic at all. But if I’d try to explain, I’d say that spirituality is getting to know the universal unconditional love for everything and everyone INSIDE yourself. It’s about getting to know the things you don’t really like about yourself and appreciating them anyway. Embracing them anyway and loving the HELL out of them. Literally and figuratively speaking. 😊
So I guess spirituality is living out of the love you’ve found for yourself, inside yourself. It’s getting to know (remembering) universal love for yourself and therefore the universal love for everyone else too (I swear! 😉).
I used to feel guilty for finding connecting to myself and travelling inside so important. But I started doing it anyway and at a certain point, I reached that level inside of me that understood that no one blames me for turning inside and discovering (remembering) my own path. I started following the clues I found inside my heart and the love I found there started to manifest itself in the physical world more and more. Once I stopped trying to make spirituality happen in the physical world and dove into the realms of my inner world, I found what I had always been missing. And it is something you will never find if you don’t travel deeply into your own heart. So don’t feel guilty for travelling inside on a weekly, even daily basis, because you will reunite with that part of yourself that you have been missing and it will be wonderful. You will find spirituality there; YOUR spirituality, your love and therefore, TRUE spirituality and TRUE LOVE.
And actually, it’s not about “finding” either. It’s about remembering, returning to a part of yourself that is, has been and always will be there. Right in your heart.
For those who wonder how to travel inside your own heart, I got a little technique you can try if you like. Enjoy the dive, and I will see you on the other side! 😊
Sit or lie down comfortably, start breathing and focus on the centre inside your chest, right behind your physical heart. That’s where your spiritual heart is. Breathe comfortably and keep your awareness there. You can observe what it feels like or what it looks like or you can do nothing at all and simply keep your awareness there and experience. Each time your mind wanders off, return your awareness to that point in your chest. And the only thing you have to remember is: you can trust this part of yourself for 100%. So it’s ok to lean into it and experience all the softness and warmth you feel there. You can start by doing this for 10 minutes a day and once you are done, start moving your body a little bit, breathe in deeply a couple of times, stretch and let it go and continue with your day.
Enjoy!
With all my light, love, kindness, and appreciation,
Lynn
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