Thought for the Week
In this picture I’m trying to illustrate the joy of Soul and the struggle of our physical side to reach that joy. We are very aware of our physical bodies and surroundings but our focus on the outer world can blind us to the spiritual heaven that is within us.
Joy comes to us like a bird
Soul is in the centre and our physical self is the tree. While the tree is a part of Soul and Soul can easily see that, the tree is so rooted in its world that it is often unaware of its connection with Soul. The tree may struggle in its world but Soul is happy to look on and learn the lessons which come from its experiences in the physical world. It knows it can learn a lot through its physical life. The lessons are often hard but because of that we learn them well and make progress. Its physical embodiment struggles constantly to be reunited with itself, Soul. We are aware of this through our constant seeking for truth, love and happiness.
Once we get rooted in our physical life it can be difficult to see the spiritual side of things. We can spend our time chasing happiness in our outer worlds. Joy comes to us like a bird landing in our branches but it only stays a while. If we seek joy in the outer world it will only visit us occasionally.
Go with the flow
If we can find our joy within ourselves, we will have an ongoing source of happiness available to us. This will show like blossoms in Spring time and fruit in the Summer and Autumn. To keep our balance and avoid depending on these outer goods, we go through a Winter where we leave the beauty and things of this world for a while. It keeps us balanced and in tune with life around us.
There is a force, a power which holds all our worlds and those worlds around us in place. If we can connect with that force and with Soul we can go with the flow of life. The sparkles or stars represent that life-force which is all around us and connects our physical selves to our inner, true, loving and happy self, Soul.
Reconnect
How do we reconnect with the life force or our spiritual side or better still, with Soul? There are a few methods:
Non directed prayer,
Regular contemplation,
Singing the HU Song.
For further reading, click on the titles above and you’ll open the article on that subject .
Wishing you joy in all the seasons of your life.
*Ed Parkinson
P.S. Click on the image below to enlarge it.
In this picture I’m trying to illustrate the joy of Soul and the struggle of our physical side to reach that joy. We are very aware of our physical bodies and surroundings but our focus on the outer world can blind us to the spiritual heaven that is within us.
Joy comes to us like a bird
Soul is in the centre and our physical self is the tree. While the tree is a part of Soul and Soul can easily see that, the tree is so rooted in its world that it is often unaware of its connection with Soul. The tree may struggle in its world but Soul is happy to look on and learn the lessons which come from its experiences in the physical world. It knows it can learn a lot through its physical life. The lessons are often hard but because of that we learn them well and make progress. Its physical embodiment struggles constantly to be reunited with itself, Soul. We are aware of this through our constant seeking for truth, love and happiness.
Once we get rooted in our physical life it can be difficult to see the spiritual side of things. We can spend our time chasing happiness in our outer worlds. Joy comes to us like a bird landing in our branches but it only stays a while. If we seek joy in the outer world it will only visit us occasionally.
Go with the flow
If we can find our joy within ourselves, we will have an ongoing source of happiness available to us. This will show like blossoms in Spring time and fruit in the Summer and Autumn. To keep our balance and avoid depending on these outer goods, we go through a Winter where we leave the beauty and things of this world for a while. It keeps us balanced and in tune with life around us.
There is a force, a power which holds all our worlds and those worlds around us in place. If we can connect with that force and with Soul we can go with the flow of life. The sparkles or stars represent that life-force which is all around us and connects our physical selves to our inner, true, loving and happy self, Soul.
Reconnect
How do we reconnect with the life force or our spiritual side or better still, with Soul? There are a few methods:
Non directed prayer,
Regular contemplation,
Singing the HU Song.
For further reading, click on the titles above and you’ll open the article on that subject .
Wishing you joy in all the seasons of your life.
*Ed Parkinson
P.S. Click on the image below to enlarge it.
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