Life is like an iceberg.
We go about our daily lives experiencing things that we see, hear, do, and say.
Simple enough.
However, beneath the surface lies a larger part of the iceberg that is unseen,
"behind the scenes," hidden, deep, and profound. With a major portion
submerged under the water, it evokes a mythical and primordial connection to
our ancient instincts, those threads that we carry in our genes and DNA.
It represents the unconscious, the transcendent, and the depths of our
souls.
It is called the source of spirit, soul, and inspiration. It can come from the
depths or from above or both.
All traditions of faith call upon a greater power, god, goddess, or spirit to
make the connection and bridge the gap between our physical world and the world
of the transcendent.
In any given moment, we can
celebrate the adventure of living at a deeper level. We can create something
new and make it extraordinary.
"The soul contains all our feelings, involvements, learning, love,
confusion, and understanding from our first moment of separation from Source to
the present, where we yearn for the moment of reunion. That is why the
soul seeks. It is on a
mission to get back home, back to Source, and it draws from all of its
experiences to achieve wholeness.
We all already
know that. It's just that sometimes (many times) we are not aware of it.
We are aware and conscious of the surface of life in what we
see, do, and experience on any given day.
When we are inspired deeply by something, we feel it in our
hearts and in the depths of our souls. Meditation can do this sometimes.
The Difference Between Soul and Spirit
Sonia Choquette, in the book Grace, Guidance, and Gifts,
makes an interesting distinction between our souls and our spirits.
"The soul contains all our feelings, involvements,
learning, love, confusion, and understanding from our first moment of
separation from Source to the present, where we yearn for the moment of
reunion. That is why the soul seeks. It
is on a mission to get back home, back to Source, and it draws from all of its
experiences to achieve wholeness."
"Our Spirit, on the other hand, is a timeless, divine spark of
holiness within, the eternal flame of light that has never been separated from
Source. An extension of the One Spirit, our Spirit oversees the soul on its
journey home."
These writings under the category of
soul and inspiration are a journey, an inquiry, and a call.
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