In Line With Spirit

I love that I decided to link to the Daily Om readings on this blog. Because even though I get them emailed to me every day, I admittedly don't always open them. But when I open my blog to post, it's right there, staring me in the face. And today's topic made me laugh. It's called In Line With Spirit - Staying on Track. This is a lot of what this blog is about for me. I've got a lot to say about spiritual journeys (another time, when I can do it justice), but this particular section of that topic really jumped out at me:

In our efforts to be as productive as possible, however, our spiritual needs tend to take a backseat. After all, taking care of our spiritual needs doesn’t directly pay the bills or tone our abdominal muscles. We may even wonder who has time to meditate or write in their journal when there are more pressing matters to see to. The truth is that nurturing ourselves spiritually is what gives us the energy and grounding that we need to make sure that our lives stay on track.

I believe that there are no coincidences. This is what I needed to hear today. It's like my trip through the labyrinth earlier this month (which I'm not even sure if I wrote about here . . . I'll have to remedy that if I didn't), where spirit speaks to me and says "shut up and pay attention" and I just go about my day, wondering why spirit doesn't speak to me because I'm too busy with my Monkey Mind to actually be hearing it more than at a superficial level. I highly recommend that you read today's Daily Om about Spirit. Even if you're not a religious person (and I'm not), I think it is helpful to remember for self-care. When I speak of Spirit, by the way, I don't mean God/Goddess/Allah/etc., so don't let the titles frighten you off. :)