Where do we find the balance point between practicing love and remaining aware? This question is not existential, but rather quite pragmatic. As spiritual beings, we aim to see the positive and spread love, joy and light. Yet, as spiritual beings in physical bodies, we must integrate all of our faculties - body, heart, mind and spirit. This means we must also THINK and use discrimination in our conduct and speech.
Hence, the conundrum. To remain spiritual, we have to PRACTICE spirituality. There are two parts to this practice - the inner and the outer. First, we can each adopt our own method to find inner harmony - be it meditation, prayer, qi gong, Bach flowers, contemplation, etc.
Second, we have a duty to bring our spiritual awareness to the practical world - to serve.
Yes, we can radiate our good vibes. Still, we must remain vigilant and abreast of current trends in our society and speak out against unfairness, injustice, toxins in our food and water, loss of freedoms, and more. To that end, I have started a YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/LivingEnrichment
When we become aware of the many injustices in the world, there is a strong pull to go into fear or anger or to hide! At that very moment, we must regain our center and venture out from a point of LOVE as we take an action step to help make this world a better place. This is not such an easy task. "For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few."
In fact, this can be such a daunting task that many of us turn off the news, and want to hide from this jarring, physical world. But the fact is that the world needs us. It needs us to resonate positive energy. It needs us to pray. It also needs us to think, to speak and to act.
So, ever so gently, find your center - and shine your light in the world. There is so much darkness, but the amazing thing is that wherever a light shines, even a tiny light, darkness disappears. Start with one tiny step, maintain your balance and remember - Darkness itself cannot cover light!
