I know I must sound like I'm judgeing but I'm honesly just asking the question after what I've read so much about.
I sometimes am at a loss as to what spirituality means, honesly I am. In my early days I thought is was all about being psychic ( I'm not, or do I contact the otherside or all stuff like that) I then, once I'd got those things out my system, thought it was just about realising that 'something' inside you was alive, was pure, and trying to tap into that, be nice, try to be kind. I read some messages on sprituality and it seems that the general 'vouge' is that it's about lots of darkness, trying to get a hold of goodness?
so is this the deal?
Is this what it's all about?
Is the new spiritality about that we are the good 'light' versus the dark? It just all seems a bit ego/comic book hero to me.
So my question is...what is spirituality? cause I'm confussed and I honestly can't make head nor tale of it, hence why I ask.
Much Love
Sharon
RE: So much darkness?
Hi Sharon,
To me spirituality is to do with and individual's personal journey, aimed at trying to understand themselves better and the world they exist in. Its purely a personal quest and its how you interpret it...because like you said you've gone through phases in your own journey in an effort to understand things...Spirituality the word anyway is deeply linked to religion and god and everything that comes with it but now in this day and age its become more connected with personal journeys...You its funny i had a reply in my brain and now when i come to write it down the words are gone...
and there can only be light if there is darkness, but darkness is definatey something that shouldnt be feared not one bit 😀
Willow x
RE: So much darkness?
Hi Sharon,
IMO the light and the dark are both within you. You have the choice to use one or the other, or either, as you have Freewill.
If you choose the light you are doing as you wrote, being kind, being compassionate, being 'spiritual' if you like. If you choose to allow the dark side to come out, you are giving in to the baser part of yourself, the vengence, the anger, the hate.
As we all experience these feelings in our lives, it is up to us individually to choose to keep them or to discard them, the dark or the light.
Love Gillyxxxxxxxxxx
RE: So much darkness?
Did you know that you can see a single candle flame a mile away...barring hills, trees and possibly a strong wind
lol 😉
Willow x
RE: So much darkness?
Hi Willowtree,
What a beautiful metaphor, you always bring a smile to my face with your outlook on life.
With regards to the questions above What is spirituality?
I think it is a up for personal interpretation but the web has lots of definitions, here are two of them.
1) The state or quality of being dedicated to God, religion, or spiritual things or values, especially as contrasted with material or temporal ones.
2) relating to spirit or sacred matters, being connected to the essence of self, others and life, an experience of coming home to self and connecting to others. 😀
Love & Hugs
Susan
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