Spiritual Path

Spiritual path: 

 it's not considered a spiritual path, not really, or at by me it isn't - claiming spirituality seems to mark a separation point between where I am right now and somewhere else I'd like to be, that it's something accomplished or allowed by grace. This isn't to discount that there's higher states of consciousness, nor argue the value of prayer and meditation. There is a spiritual path to follow and it's simply life, everyday existence, mundane, and full of worthy experiences. It's spiritual by virtue of its seamless nature and nothing has to be done to make this happen. So meditation is an aspect of this path, as is prayer, yoga, and a host of other extraordinary things I love to explore - they're all just points of life. 

nothing special, really. 

the question that's often asked then, is - why do them at all?

and right now I'm looking for an answer, an honest one,  and all I can say is that I'm drawn to do so, I find value in their practice, meaning, and great enjoyment. It's not about being spiritual, but that life calls me to explore along the edges, allowing me a different expression, and my aim is to be true to what my life is asking. Yet it would be no different if I were called to be an accountant, or a lawyer, or any other of the countless expressions life has offered to be explored. They each have value if they're an authentic call and our answer is returned in a heartfelt manner. 

in this light then, every path would be spiritual.

and they are.

the problem comes with separation, when there's a belief that something other than the joy of what we're doing has a greater of value. A single path has now becomes many and all leading us astray. Life never asks us to be anything other than what we are, we will never become more spiritual than we are at this exact moment, and no greater truth will be realized than the joy of simply being alive. The path is always seamless to the steps we're now taking.

it's a spiritual path indeed.

~

Peace, Eric