And you? When will
you begin that long journey into yourself?
Rumi
… your soul reaches out farther than your body
John
O’Donohue
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its all a muddle
mind, body, and
that something we call soul
that troublesome brain
that bullies us
and blesses us
that body that we allow
so thoroughly to define us
and that something else that is
in us, beyond us
that Imago Dei
that defining part
that makes us who we are
we spend so much time worrying out our bodies
we spend so much money
trying meet some illusive standard
of beauty or health
we try to control our minds
through books
and entertain our minds
with distractions
and yet that part of us that makes us who we are
that Sacred part
we sometimes neglect
in our busy rush through life
we seek for “life” out there
when in it “in here”
we think our souls are so small
that they are contained within us
and are “ours”
when in reality we are contained within our soul
which belongs to us, to God, to all
which is connected
like a spiritual Venn diagram
to those around us
who are connected to those around them
who are connected to
All
the real journey of discovery starts when
we wander in
and then wander out
into that vast space, that vast love
we find within
but which extends far beyond ourselves
as far as eternity
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