A Time of Reflection

Whether or not the Lenten season (beginning 02.17) is part of your spiritual tradition we can make the choice to use this forty day period to reflect on our spirit and the inner journey of the soul. Actually, for many reasons it's my favorite time of year.

The question to ponder this season is not so much about what you may find or discover. Rather, let the meditation be on whether or not you (we) are willing to be pursued by the One who is pursuing us:

:: Am I willing to be found?

:: Am I willing to be known?

:: Am I willing to be loved?

Forty days of meditation will be good for our souls.

Going Deeper for Clarity

This week Oprah hosted a show about going beytond The Secret. One of her three guests was Cheryl Richardson, a Life Coach and author. In her most recent book The Unmistakable Touch of Grace, she writes the following paragraph:

"As someone who has dedicated her life to helping people honor their values and most treasured priorities, it's clear to me the answer to living a genuine, soul-directed life is not just about practicing time management techniques or self-care strategies. While these tools are important, as long as we look for solutions in the outer world to calm our fears and anxieties, or to alleviate our loneliness, we'll always be disappointed. Instead, we need to go deeper. We must embrace what great spiritual teachers have known all along — freedom from suffering and true happiness are found in the connection we share with a power greater than us all."