Soulfulness
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Soulfulness
In my musings, I have uncovered and reread a book I just love, it is Thomas Moore's Care of the Soul .
"Writers are taught to "write what you know about." The same advice applies to the quest for the power of the soul: be good at what you're good at. Many of us spend time and energy trying to be something that we are not. But this is a move against soul, because individuality rises out of the soul." (pg. 121).
This has hit me this time as I reread this now that I'm in recovery. I have spent many yrs. spending my time and energy on activities/roles/profession/relationships to please someone else, robbing my soul. I am finally becoming aware, with my HP's help, of what my spiritual gifts are, and thanks to Al-Anon, freeing myself and my environment to do them. Like Moore suggests, when I am doing what I'm good at, and I might add what makes me feel good about myself, I'm trully taking care of my soul.
Does this hit anyone out there also?
"Writers are taught to "write what you know about." The same advice applies to the quest for the power of the soul: be good at what you're good at. Many of us spend time and energy trying to be something that we are not. But this is a move against soul, because individuality rises out of the soul." (pg. 121).
This has hit me this time as I reread this now that I'm in recovery. I have spent many yrs. spending my time and energy on activities/roles/profession/relationships to please someone else, robbing my soul. I am finally becoming aware, with my HP's help, of what my spiritual gifts are, and thanks to Al-Anon, freeing myself and my environment to do them. Like Moore suggests, when I am doing what I'm good at, and I might add what makes me feel good about myself, I'm trully taking care of my soul.
Does this hit anyone out there also?
Cajun girl
"To Thine Own Self Be True" is a motto that has always appealed to me for the same reasons.
It took my a long time to learn exactly who I was and to like myself just as I am, but having done that I no longer have to pretend to be anything I am not just to please someone else.
I know that not everyone will like me, and that is okay with me. I just do the best I can to be a decent person and let the rest of the world decide for themselves.
Thank you for posting this.
"To Thine Own Self Be True" is a motto that has always appealed to me for the same reasons.
It took my a long time to learn exactly who I was and to like myself just as I am, but having done that I no longer have to pretend to be anything I am not just to please someone else.
I know that not everyone will like me, and that is okay with me. I just do the best I can to be a decent person and let the rest of the world decide for themselves.
Thank you for posting this.
Re: Soulfulness
Originally posted by Cajun girl
In my musings, I have uncovered and reread a book I just love, it is Thomas Moore's Care of the Soul
This has hit me this time as I reread this now that I'm in recovery. I have spent many yrs. spending my time and energy on activities/roles/profession/relationships to please someone else, robbing my soul. I am finally becoming aware, with my HP's help, of what my spiritual gifts are, and thanks to Al-Anon, freeing myself and my environment to do them. Like Moore suggests, when I am doing what I'm good at, and I might add what makes me feel good about myself, I'm trully taking care of my soul.
Does this hit anyone out there also?
In my musings, I have uncovered and reread a book I just love, it is Thomas Moore's Care of the Soul
This has hit me this time as I reread this now that I'm in recovery. I have spent many yrs. spending my time and energy on activities/roles/profession/relationships to please someone else, robbing my soul. I am finally becoming aware, with my HP's help, of what my spiritual gifts are, and thanks to Al-Anon, freeing myself and my environment to do them. Like Moore suggests, when I am doing what I'm good at, and I might add what makes me feel good about myself, I'm trully taking care of my soul.
Does this hit anyone out there also?
The soul really gets shaken up and starts coming to the surface in times of turmoil, and most, if not all of us, on this board know about turmoil....And some of us are fortunate and open enough to realise this opportunity to get in touch with this part of ourselves and know the freedom. And I know I start feeling this almost craving to return to this home that is my true self.
There is another book that I can recomend ....it's decribes how our society changes women when they are children...it made me sad and made me a little angry when I first read it....It allowed me to understand a lot. I recommend it to parents of daughters and all women.
Reviving Ophelia by Mary PieferRight now with all the changes going on around me....and finding myself in a position to really explore who I am and having the ability and the support ( or even more the lack of interference.) I am both excited and at peace with myself and everything around me. You are so fortunate to be in this place too and have the desire to follow this path.
At the risk of sounding like a book reviewer...If you have Clarissa Pinkola Estes' book Women Who run with the Wolves I recommend reading the chapter "Homing: Returning to one's self (9 in my copy) I love her mythical tales...and when I know that something needs to change in me...but can't quite figure out how to proceed. or even think about it...sometimes I just turn to prayer, meditation, dreamwork and myths to provoke or assist the process.
I wish you a very lovely and fulfilling journey~~~~~Namaste' Kate
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Sealskin
I'll pick up the book in your post I haven't read... Thx.
In the Women Who Run with Wolves book I love this idea of losing one's sealskin. I can so relate to the woman allowing her husband to steal her sealskin. The next chapter is one that I reread often on reclaiming one's sealskin.....
My goal in recovery is not allow anyone to steal me again!!!!!
In the Women Who Run with Wolves book I love this idea of losing one's sealskin. I can so relate to the woman allowing her husband to steal her sealskin. The next chapter is one that I reread often on reclaiming one's sealskin.....
My goal in recovery is not allow anyone to steal me again!!!!!
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