I just discovered this Substack after listening to the latest Soul Boom podcast, which I also discovered after reading the Soul Boom book. Everything said here is spot on, especially feeling hopeless and in despair yet still observing life with a sense of curiosity about what might come next. It has been an extraordinarily trying and difficult decade for me, but as my life kept getting worse I began reaching out to God, which is now a contemplative daily practice of mine, and has become a lifeline. It's heady stuff, realizing that what I needed was with me all along.
My high school English teacher gave me that book in 1985 as a graduation present. I still have it, I still love it! And Mrs. Hochholzer was my favorite teacher!
I just discovered this Substack after listening to the latest Soul Boom podcast, which I also discovered after reading the Soul Boom book. Everything said here is spot on, especially feeling hopeless and in despair yet still observing life with a sense of curiosity about what might come next. It has been an extraordinarily trying and difficult decade for me, but as my life kept getting worse I began reaching out to God, which is now a contemplative daily practice of mine, and has become a lifeline. It's heady stuff, realizing that what I needed was with me all along.
Beautiful. Hearing stories like this is what makes it all worth it for us. Thank you for sharing Sandra.
Jeff- Loved your Day Shift today.
When you said: “It's a real challenge to find our way on a daily basis, constantly having to choose love over fear”
I understand that as:
I can choose to acknowledge I am held by Love
OR
believe I am not held by anything at all
and then:
“having to choose identification as the inner truth of myself, as opposed to the ego, outer truth of myself. “
I understand this as, We Choose:
The outer truth of myself:
ego clinging - a ‘solid sense of separate•ness’
(the illusion of separate•ness)
OR
the inner truth of myself:
‘i am’ but a fractal of the One•ness
held inside it’s lyrical embrace.
Thank you once again for stretching my heart and soul with your offering.
All Best Things,
regina
It warms our heart to read your words. Thanks for the feedback and your insight!
My high school English teacher gave me that book in 1985 as a graduation present. I still have it, I still love it! And Mrs. Hochholzer was my favorite teacher!
That's so special! Thanks for sharing.