The Way We Are Working Isnt Working: Exercises CH One: Spiritual Significance

First things first. 30 minute timer to create a container for this activity? Check!

How well am I meeting these needs? Where do I feel I am falling short? What are the costs to me and others in my life?

How well am I meeting these needs?

I meditate daily. My ritual is 30 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the evening before bed. This is a spiritual ritual for me. It connects me to the vast space of infinite potential that everything is born from. This ritual connects me to my source, call is God, The Universe, The Great Spirit. What we call it is not important, it is the un-namable and that sums it up for me.

I swore off religion and all things spiritual when I was 15 years old. I saw nothing but hypocrisy with in the organized movements in which I was raised. People were not embodying the values and ways of being that spoke of and taught. This was a big disconnect for me.

Something shifted for me when I began the practice of yoga weekly as a part of my P90X transformation in 2004. The mind, body, breath connection began to open me to the realm of spirit. Before I knew it I was being presented with metaphysical texts philosophies and resources that I knew nothing of. Meditation was introduced to me in 2006 and it was clear to me it was a powerful tool.

I could write an entire book on the journey from there to here. To get to the point and answer the questions.

I am meeting these needs very well. Meditation is my hotline to the divine. I can on that call twice a day and sometime make short check-ins several times a day.


How well am I meeting these needs?

I don’t feel that I am falling short. I know that I can strengthen this connection. My experience in an extended silent meditation retreat revealed aspects of myself that are beyond the physical realm. I know that increasing my meditations to one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening would drastically amplify this connection, understanding, mindfulness, and focus. However, where I am today… meditating for two hours a day feels out of balance. Perhaps this will shift as I mature. We’ll see. I feel that I must balance the spiritual with the physical experience of this life.

What are the costs to me and others in my life?

When I don’t honor this practice of meditating I am splintered by comparison. My energy and attention are not as strong and focused. My patience is not so vast. My receptivity not as open.

There are other spiritual practices that I engage in that I do feel I could benefit from by gaining more exposure. For example: group meditation (was involved with a group for 2 years. Looking for a new group), attending a church (looking into Unity Ft. Worth), pipe ceremony, sweat lodge, drum circles, dance workshops, lectures and retreats.

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