Follow Your Soul Work

Soul Healing

“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.”

Caroline Myss

As follow up to yesterday's blog, I want to say that I am doing well; back to walking Liza at least once a day, and feel my energy returning a little more each day. When I think about the difficulties of the last few weeks, I have to say, my soul has been actively engaged—both through my body, and through dreams. I hope you follow your dreams. They have always been, and always will be, one of the ways that Spirit speaks directly to us. My dreams have been very active and clearly focused on the task at hand. I have been, in my day-life, obsessed with creating—have made many, many fabric creations, both large and small. Have no idea what I will do with all of them, but that doesn't seem to be the important part—creating them is what matters.

All of us have soul work that keeps us glued together and grounded. When we're going through a crisis, if we can step outside the clamoring mind, the anxious “what-ifs” and worst case scenarios, we will discover the healing work that the soul is guiding us toward. That work may or may not heal our bodies, but it will go a long way toward making the journey strong and meaningful. Our fretting minds are willful and potent, and will carry the day if we let them. One of the very best ways to silence anxious thoughts is meditation in whatever form works for you—I prefer moving meditation, such as long walks in nature. Another is to spend stretches of time in creative endeavors—painting, drawing, sewing, or meditative chores such as ironing, sweeping and cooking. Do whatever you love doing that quiets and focuses your mind on positive outcomes.

Silencing the “monkey mind” is no easy chore, but to the extent we are able to do that, we open a channel to our soul's own song. Here is an example of soul work—my son, Ian, often wakes in the middle of the night with poems running through his head. He's learned to write down enough to pull the thread back in the morning. Here is last night's poem, by Ian Philips:

“If I was asked

by God on high,

'What is truth?'

I would reply,

Life is short,

Time is pressing,

But I know Love.

The rest is window dressing.”

I concur! Hope your day is blessed with soul healing.

                                                           In the Spirit,

                                                                Jane