Spirituality

How do you find spirituality? Is it something that is lost ? Where do you begin to look?

I'd like to think of spirituality as something we always have though unfortunately spend most of our time 'looking' for. Much like being asleep, we are not in tuned with our surroundings. We only become aware of our environment when we awaken.

I believe that we all have it in us and the mistake we make it to try to find it elsewhere. If there was a store where you could buy it by the pound, rest assured the lines would be long. For most of us the 'store' is our place of worship. Notice I did not say 'Church'. This isn't reserved for just Christians, spirituality is universal. How we tap into it is as individual as who we are. If there was a recipe, we would all be cooking up a storm.

There is some agreement out there that one has to quiet the mind in order to to go deep within and touch that sacred part of ourselves. Who has time? Well, actually, we all do. No matter what our schedules, family circumstances, work commitments and so on, we all have a few seconds a day to just be aware that there is more out there than we are conscious of. In fact I will go out on a limb and say we do it all the time, we just don't make the connection. Meditation does help, but if you've read one of my previous posts, you'll know that like most people, I've yet to master it.

I have become aware that spirituality can be tapped into anywhere. Ever find yourself singing lyrics to a song on the radio? IPOD? Or perhaps just because it popped in your head? It doesn't have to be a religious or inspirational song. The fact that you are focused on the words put you somewhere outside of your head for those wonderful few moments.

Do the right words seem to pop out of a book or article you are reading? Do you notice a morning sky and marvel at the color or how the clouds float? Can you remember the first real snowfall of any season? How peaceful and serene the world looks blanketed in white? The little skip in your heart that says "wow, this is beautiful'. Those few seconds before the reality of getting kids dressed for school or having to warm up the car. Those few seconds are spirituality.

It is the noticing of the millions of tiny things that make our hearts smile. It is a feeling so wonderful and powerful that we want it to last forever or at least all day. The feelings are fleeting but they are there and we do experience them. We just don't necessarily recognize them for what they are. As we become more in tuned, we begin to understand that spirituality is not something that must be found. It was never lost. It surrounds us continuously.

The moment we become aware that we are looking for our spirituality is the moment we've entered the store. All we are required to do is notice what God put on the shelves.