I became aware of my spiritual journey while dating a man I hoped could help me into a better life than the one I’d gotten myself into, yet again. Unable to pay all of my bills meant sleepless nights worrying about money, going to a job that I was sure I was too good for, living in a substandard home, and not being able to give my children the opportunities I wanted to. I used to walk my dog into the nearby housing neighborhoods and look at the houses, almost crying, knowing I truly deserved one of those houses, but at the same time thinking that I, a single woman, could never buy a house on my own.
I say I became aware of my spiritual journey because we are always on it, whether we know it or not, and when we have the advantage of time and looking back at events, we see how they had to be and how they fit perfectly into our journey.
My awareness at that time was the beginning. I began to read, watch videos, and listen to audio. Life was shifting, but it was inconsistent. Over the course of many years I learned dozens of spiritual practices, and one of the most beneficial and powerful practices I learned was learning to communicate with animals in a formal way. Many practices are required to be an effective communicator; just a few of the lessons I learned were in meditation, intuition, personal boundaries…I would meditate and ground myself before a reading in order to be in complete integrity with the animal; I learned the value of clearing the emotions and feelings of one animal quickly while moving from one animal to the next at events; I learned the value in being able to feel others’ feelings so I could let the owner know the state of comfort or pain an animal was in.
However, everything was sporadic, and if you work with me, you’ll soon find out I push consistency and dedication. Once again I couldn’t pay my bills, I couldn’t take trips, I hated my job. One night, I’d had enough. I grabbed a book of spiritual principles and did everything the author said. But the important thing was, I committed to it. I was tired of a life that didn’t work, and I was not going to accept it anymore.
I knew enough that life didn’t have to be so hard, and knowledge was not my barrier, application was. Awareness and knowledge are great, but practice and application are what matter.
It’s not hard, but it’s also not easy. You have to be willing to look at the stuff inside you that holds you back, and you have to be willing to deal with it. Oh, the number of times I’ve declined watching movies or events because I was afraid I might cry or feel sad, because we are often afraid of what we don’t know; we are afraid of being afraid.
My secret is – It’s time to stop being afraid; it’s time to allow the magic in. Release how you think it should be. There might be something even better waiting out there! I know there is, after all, I – a single woman – bought a house last year, travel regularly to Africa and pretty much just love life!
I’m lucky enough to be an Animal Communicator, a Certified Spiritual Prayer Practitioner and in the process of licensing to be a Minister with the Centers for Spiritual Living. I love animals, nature, God, people – in no particular order. I’d say it’s my lifelong appreciation of the natural world that got me through my darkest times. Just a few minutes with my feet on the grass or in the dirt or in the ocean can make life just a little bit better.
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