Archive for August 22nd, 2016
Sustain
I am blessed to live in an area of California that Luther Burbank referred to as, “God’s chosen place in all the world, as far as nature is concerned.” Farm to table is commonplace; sustainable farming practices are taking hold. Farmer’s Markets and Community Supported Agriculture flourish in this verdant environment.
My question to you this week is, ‘Does your spiritual practice sustain you?’ ‘Does it provide you with clean, nourishing sustenance that maintains your overall health?’ ‘Does it provide daily support?’ ‘Does it support you in a crisis?’
We each must find our own way. A way that is appropriate to us. A way that sustains us through good times and bad.
It is a process, not an event. Our spiritual body grows, changes and matures just as our physical and emotional bodies do. As in our food diet, there is an ebb and flow in our spiritual diet. There are days when we eat really healthy, and days not so much. So, too, with our spiritual diet. There are days when we act from love, and days, not so much. If our physical diet and/or our spiritual diet are out of balance, so are we.
Luther Burbank said many profound things. One of my favorites is, “Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.”
Part of my practice is to keep fresh flowers in my home…always. When I came across the above quote I felt a deeper connection to my spiritual practice.
This week I invite you to review your spiritual diet. ‘Is your daily bread sustaining you?’ ‘Do you enjoy flowers in your daily life?’
