A Spiritual Journey
Prologue
By Angela
Almost a year ago today, I decided I was unhappy with how I was living, My life was not where I wanted it to be and I was not sure where I wanted it to go or what I wanted to do with it. What I knew was, I wanted to be a better me. So began my spiritual journey.
I became curious about yoga, the general philosophy of Buddhism and the practice of Zen and I began to read self-improvement books, such as The Secret. I won't begin to tell you all the different things I tried (which included mantras, self-help tapes and visualization). I will say learned a lot about myself. But it wasn't enough. I cant explain it, but it felt incomplete. It was as though the path I was on was insufficient and would not lead me to my true destination.
Then I learned about blogging (not a lot as I am truly computer illiterate) and thought I would try a little of that. Although I did enjoy seeing my thoughts on paper - it helped me to focus on the issue I wanted to examine at the time (my thoughts do have a tendency to wander), I was unable to commit to it.
Now, however, I am ready to commit to a true spiritual journey of discovery. A journey that will allow me to look into my heart, mind and soul; and discover who I am, where I am headed and what I want. I find the journey of another can be helpful in sorting a personal journey. This said, I offer my journey to you. Join me. As you travel it with me, I encourage you to share any insights or suggestions you have. May our journey together be fruitful, responsive to our needs and rewarding. May we reach the other side of our journey truly enlightened so that we can say I may not be where I should be yet, but at least I am not where I was.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.
Dr. Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968)
Prologue
By Angela
Almost a year ago today, I decided I was unhappy with how I was living, My life was not where I wanted it to be and I was not sure where I wanted it to go or what I wanted to do with it. What I knew was, I wanted to be a better me. So began my spiritual journey.
I became curious about yoga, the general philosophy of Buddhism and the practice of Zen and I began to read self-improvement books, such as The Secret. I won't begin to tell you all the different things I tried (which included mantras, self-help tapes and visualization). I will say learned a lot about myself. But it wasn't enough. I cant explain it, but it felt incomplete. It was as though the path I was on was insufficient and would not lead me to my true destination.
Then I learned about blogging (not a lot as I am truly computer illiterate) and thought I would try a little of that. Although I did enjoy seeing my thoughts on paper - it helped me to focus on the issue I wanted to examine at the time (my thoughts do have a tendency to wander), I was unable to commit to it.
Now, however, I am ready to commit to a true spiritual journey of discovery. A journey that will allow me to look into my heart, mind and soul; and discover who I am, where I am headed and what I want. I find the journey of another can be helpful in sorting a personal journey. This said, I offer my journey to you. Join me. As you travel it with me, I encourage you to share any insights or suggestions you have. May our journey together be fruitful, responsive to our needs and rewarding. May we reach the other side of our journey truly enlightened so that we can say I may not be where I should be yet, but at least I am not where I was.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.
Dr. Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968)
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