Everyday Mystic by Janice Puta - blog for the soul

In Part I, I listed several ways to tell whether or not you are aware of yourself as a spiritual being.

I also mentioned that when you consciously seek ways to teach and grow your spiritual self, you are what I call a spiritual seeker.

Now let’s consider what a spiritual seeker is looking for.

In the introduction to Pathways: Tales for the Spiritual Seeker, I mention that “in order to satisfy our innate spiritual hunger, we choose many pathways and support systems on our journey back home to the Divine Source.”

One of the struggles with this journey is where to look, where to go, what to choose to make sure we find resources that are helpful and worthwhile.

That is why the spiritual allegories in this book include some of the best information and inspiration from my background and experience in spirituality.

“I have selected for you clear, concise, effective, and transforming wisdom. These stories present options for you to experiment with or to include in your own spirituality. They introduce you to:
• meditation, centering prayer, and contemplative stillness;
• reconciliation, forgiveness, and solidarity;
• owning and affirming your inner Divine Spark;
• serving with wise boundaries and good self-care;
• growing your inner child and befriending your shadow self; and
• practicing clear insight and self-empowerment.”

As you can see, these “pathways” are all invitations to become more aware of ourselves as:
• spiritual beings connected to a Divine Source
• part of a larger spiritual family with whom we learn patience, forgiveness, kindness, and sharing
• beings who need to practice loving care for ourselves before we can give it to others
• beings who need to nurture and be responsible for our own joy and happiness.

When we are walking those pathways, we are seeking more of who we are as spiritual beings. We are allowing ourselves to grow and to understand by experience what godliness is like.

And yes, there are times when we feel right with the program and we know exactly what’s going on.

And then there are times when we can’t figure out how we lost our way and got so far from our spiritual core.

The important thing to remember is to pick yourself up and get back on the path. We all take detours and dead-ends now and then. But all of us have a yearning inside that gets us back on the path and keeps us moving toward our destination.

Our task is not to try to shut down that yearning with alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling or any other type of addictive behavior. Our task is to recognize that the unquenchable desire deep down inside of us is our spiritual homing device.

Tune in and start trekking on home.

Janice M. Puta
Author of Pathways: Tales for the Spiritual Seeker
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No one asked for a hurricane! No one put a picture of it on a vision board or wrote it into their intentions for the week.

And yet, here comes Hurricane Gustav barreling into the Gulf of Mexico. (photo courtesy of nasa)

But what exactly did you ask for – something more than you have now, something bigger, more powerful?

So what are you wanting, wishing, and waiting for – something that will make you feel strong, assertive, and in charge?

Every thought we think, we put out “there” in the Universe. Every desire we fixate on, is out “there” with even more energy behind it. Many of us have no clue as to how powerful we really are, especially when large masses of people and whole cultures are focused on the same outcomes of bigger, stronger, more powerful and bring it right now.

There comes a time when what we are asking for does show up, but not necessarily in the way we intended.

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Of course you are! Whether or not you’ve heard this before or are hearing it for the first time – you are a spiritual being living a human experience.

You are an immortal, brilliant and loving soul trying to understand what it is like to live on this planet.

And why would you ever come here? Why would you want to get yourself tangled up in making a living, heartbreaking relationships, struggling day in and day out to make ends meet?

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It’s been a while since I went driving around to enjoy the scenery. So it was nice, today, when several of us carpooled to a luncheon and a workshop.

On the way, we stopped at a waterfront children’s park.

After grandma was settled in with the youngsters, the rest of us headed on over to the conference site.

But I took the park along with me. I allowed myself to take it all in.

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Some of the best teachers never give up learning. Some retirees like to hit the open road and travel.

Some others become experts in wildlife and habitat issues.

You’ll find them volunteering to be tutors for struggling students.

They’re learning china painting and making porcelain collector dolls. They’re turning bowls on a lathe and weaving baskets.

They are giving each of us a priceless lesson – grow your Inner Child.

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Some of the best financial advice and investment strategies come from the spiritual teachers and mystics.

They are the only ones who can tell you how to have it all without having to pay for it.

Do you want to feel stress free and less anxious? No problem!

Do you want to feel like you’ve got enough? Sure, can do that!

Do you want to feel prepared for whatever comes your way? Yes, that’s possible!

No matter how much you have or don’t have, you can get all the emotional and spiritual benefits of having even more without having to write a check or pull out your plastic.

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On a roller coaster ride? Feel like your emotions are strung out from one end to the other?

Most of the time our experience is to react to people and situations as they happen. And usually, our feelings are triggered by our subconscious.

If we end up in the emotional pits, we don’t have to stay there!

The good news is we can consciously walk our feelings up the scale of emotions. As Esther and Jerry Hicks explain:

“There is no thought that you cannot eventually have – just as there is no place that you cannot eventually reach from wherever you are – but you cannot instantly jump to a thought that has a vibrational frequency very different from the thoughts you are usually thinking.” (Ask and It Is Given)

So if you’re on the bottom of the scale with fear, grief, depression, despair and powerlessness, even being angry that you are in this emotional upheaval is already an improvement. You’ve just moved up five steps in the vibrational scale.

And if you were disappointed in the ways things are turning out around you, that’s even better. You’re now another five steps higher in the scale.

Just another five steps up and you’re into contentment with hopefulness just above it, optimism, and happiness close by.

Reaching for the next higher frequency and vibration is so important. Whatever frequency you are at, you will attract in people and events and results that vibrate at that same frequency.

So why not choose to be in the best feelings possible? Why not consciously take charge of how you are feeling and work your way up the scale? Why not take charge of your own experience and create a life you can love to live?

You can find the complete scale of emotions and suggestions on how to use the scale in Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires by Esther and Jerry Hicks.

Janice M. Puta
Author of Pathways: Tales for the Spiritual Seeker
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Canned soup, boxes of rice, bottles of maple syrup! I spent the evening sorting out my pantry. Later this week a mini shelving unit is arriving to help me put everything in its place.

The real challenge is coming next week when I pick up an order from the organic food club. When you have to order by the case, you need to know where you’re going to put it when you get it home.

At times I think the Universe is like an endless pantry, super warehouse, or mega store! If you can envision what you want, wrap your thoughts in the best emotional energy, and detach from the outcome — then it’s sure to show up for you.

But are you ready for it? Here’s a short checklist to find out:

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Don’t like the job you’re doing? Hate the long drive? Tired of people who don’t appreciate what you’ve got to offer?

No wonder you come home tired, weary, and just plain worn out. You’ve been depleted by energy vampires!

Imagine that inside your heart space is a huge electrical outlet. Imagine that there are cords plugged into your outlet. Look more closely and notice they all have labels on them.

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No one saw it coming. He was just another somebody with a chip on his shoulder. He had his biased opinions and prejudices like many of us do.

But he not only talked about them, he took action. On Sunday, July 27, Jim Adkisson appointed himself judge and jury. He was so sure he was right and his way had to be the law of the land.

He not only passed judgment on the Unitarian Universalist Church and its members in Knoxville, Tennessee, he also took it upon himself to get a gun and take control of punishing them with death.

There are many times in our lives when we put the judge and jury together in the same bed, the same bath, and eat with them at the same breakfast table. We can get so stuck in our way of doing things or our righteous thinking that there is no room for a free vote or feedback from our peers.

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