“… spirituality is not a thing or a feeling. Spirituality is paying attention. Spirituality is being present to what is happening around and within you. Spirituality is living in the world with compassion and justice. Spirituality is making the world a little better for your having been born into it. Spirituality is meeting God in the ordinariness of our everyday lives.”
Reb Yerachmiel
Third morning in a row where I needed to scrape light frost off my windshield. Yep, fall is here. Made my way to Mugs for a mocha latte and was greeted with a big smile from my barista, Jess. Morning was a success. Had my monthly lunch with high school classmates today. Another success.
Seems to me spirituality isn’t anything I can define or physically touch but something I experience. I just read where Spirituality is a lifestyle. I sorta like that. It has no connection to any religious faith and doesn’t define it. Spirituality just is, something we live. The quote above is more about sharing the experience. I find it is much like the coffee life. Life needs to be experienced not defined.
I was reading an older blog post on someone’s perspective to beginning a blog, offering our views, where that might lead and the stories written and read in these blogs. I found it interesting, quite profound and wanted to share it with you. You can find it here.
4 Comments
Earl
Your coffee shop photos always seem so warm and friendly.
I agree and consider spirituality a lifestyle with no direct connection to religion but something to be lived and experienced. I think that gives a certain freedom for us to find our own path at our own speed.
Besides wondering how you dug up that old jewel, I was a bit nervous when I saw the link to a 2006 post of mine. Like most, I wasn’t sure I wanted to be held accountable for what I thought and wrote 17+ years ago, but I must have been having a pretty good day when that was published because I’m still happy to stand by it.
The only follow-up I would add after the passage of considerable time is my experience has helped to refine my filters and solidified intolerance for views without substance or those spouting hatred, prejudice, discrimination or small-mindedness. I never had the patience for that, but being older, I have less time or temperament for that nonsense, especially in these times.
Thanks, Monte.
Monte Stevens
LOL!! I found this gem of yours while checking out how you have your website set up. I know that you make changes and I find it easy to navigate your site so… I happened to click on your Archives and when I saw you began posting in 2006, I checked out your first post then your second, where I found this gem. You can be proud of that post. I agree that “experience has also helped to refine my filters and solidified intolerance for views”, also. Finding your post does raise the question for me, “I wonder what other gems are hidden in those 17 plus years of blog posts?” I would also say that about other bloggers I follow and even myself. Finding this older post also affirms for me how much I would enjoy weekly coffee conversations with you. I admire your gift of articulating ideas, thoughts and feelings. Thank you for your blog and for the effort it takes to comment on other bloggers’ sites. Have a wonderful day, my friend!
Faye White
A smiling barista, who could ask for anything more?
Monte Stevens
Totally!