Soul Searching

As I sat in the waiting room for my medical appt, I could not help but notice the play castle on the floor. There were no children present, though the images of children engrossed in their make believe stories and mothers cajoling them to leave , despite their protests, were vividly alive to me. This castle happened to be one of my childrens’ favorites which may be why I noticed it to begin with.

With a pang (or maybe even an ache) of nostalgia, I thought back to the innumerable times I would sit and play with my children for hours. It was a sad thought because that period of life is so far in the past. I truly enjoyed that part of parenting – “playing just for the fun of it” and allowing your imagination to soar along with your childs'.

So, where does that side of us go when we become grown ups? Is it only available to tap into when playing with a child? I laughed at the thought of my sitting on the floor and playing with the castle by myself. You can only imagine the reactions I would get!

We have become so caught up with the final product, the outcome and consequences that we have lost the ability to enjoy the moment and cherish the process itself. The question that we need to ask is, “how do we as adults harness that creative part of ourselves”? Where do we get support for that?

Though we each need to find our own answers  to these questions, I would like to share where I have begun to search. There are increasing numbers of books on following your “soul print” (called many things)- your spirit, your path or whatever  you might want to call it.

CREATIVE CHALLENGE

Find your questions! [What do I really love, what makes me feel good, if only I could.......how would that change my life?]

THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS EMBRACING THE QUESTIONS RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON  THE ANSWERS

WHO OR HOW CAN YOU BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR JOURNEY? Think of it as a new adventure- a vacation, in a sense. Who would you invite?

I RECENTLY SAW A WONDERFUL  AD THAT I WILL SHARE:

THIS IS YOUR TICKET:

INSTRUCTIONS: USE YOUR IMAGINATION 

RULES :YOU DEFINE THE RULES!

 

There are  several  book titles that I have found wonderfully support and empowering of getting back in touch with the energy that we have locked inside us. For many, this energy has become so buried that you do not even recognize that it is there.

• Finding Your Way Home by Melody Beattie
• The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav
• Soul Prints by Marc Gafni