Guidance

I read back my journal which I have not touched for three months and I recall the words that I wrote then. I had told myself that I needed to be more connected to spirit, to meditate more and receive more guidance. And I’m sure I wrote about the same thing six months ago too. Why is it so hard to stay spiritually connected and so easy to get distracted? I know how great it feels to meditate and receive guidance. When I meditate frequently and then stop, it’s like I stopped charging the batteries. I can feel the difference. But then, why is it so hard to commit to a continuous practice? Perhaps it’s the whole thing of feeling guilty for not doing “anything”. Perhaps it seems better to occupy ourselves with mundane things in order to seem busy and productive.

When my mind is full of worries, it doesn’t let me meditate. It doesn’t want me to do anything but waste time doing things that are not guided and do not take me anywhere. But to the ordinary world, that seems more productive than taking 30 minutes a day to really listen to guidance.

Let’s define some terms first before we continue talking about this topic. When I talk about meditation, you must understand that it is not just the kind that you see the monks do. Meditation can be walking, exercising, dancing, love-making, sitting in silence, journaling, or emptying your mind. The goal of meditation is to be able to still your mind enough that you can hear beyond your thoughts. It is not about stopping your thoughts completely, because that is definitely an almost-impossible task, in my opinion. It is about acknowledging your thoughts and letting them pass quietly, so that you can access the gap between them, the silent part.

The body is also a great way of connecting with guidance. By following your body, you can receive loads of information. The body expresses itself through movements, spasms, pains, diseases, etc. If we pay attention to our body and try to understand its language, we can discover that it is always trying to communicate information. For example, I may be experiencing a headache. I could choose to take an aspirin to numb the feeling, to make it go away. Or I can choose to sit with the pain for a moment and explore what is trying to tell me. Perhaps I’m invalidating myself, perhaps I’m trying to receive information but it’s being blocked. It is crucial that we listen to what our body tells us.

Guidance can be defined in many ways, God, Guardian Angel, Spirit, Universe, Ascended Master, Spirit Guide, Jehovah, or any being from the light coming to help. Many people connect with the Buddha, with Jesus, with Sai Baba, Krishna, Archangel Michael, and others. These are what I call guidance yet I might switch between that name and Universe. Everyone has a special guide or guides. They are here to help, protect and of course, guide us. We can have access to them 24/7 and they will always be there to assist us.

How do we connect with our guides? Let’s say that you are sitting at the beach one quiet afternoon, meditating, being in silence. But you don’t seem to get any guidance at the moment. Time passes by and nothing. What do you do? Strike up a conversation! You can do it without talking out loud, if you are afraid of being sent to the psychiatric hospital. Start a conversation and listen for the answer. In the beginning it may seem as if you are imagining the answers and you are making them up. Keep going. Keep talking and listening to the answers. Do not judge it, just play with it.  Talk about anything and listen to the answer, ask questions and just receive the answers, without judgment, even if you think that you are making up the answers. Have fun with it and keep talking until you are satisfied.

I’m starting a group where I can keep practicing and I can stay connected with like-minded people. I want to be a part of a community where we can support each other and share what we have and know.  I would like to meet in person and online as well. It is important that we find support in our journey and we don't isolate ourselves. We have a very important mission to fulfill and the best way to do that is with friends.

If you would like to join me, please send me an email and let me know. I'll email you the dates and location of the meetings.

In prayer and meditation for all of us to remain connected to the Universe, as one,

Nancy