Spiritual Cowgirl

I fully recognize that the word “spiritual” might cause an involuntary inner shudder in some of you or might even make you want to run for the hills with a good bottle of tequila and The Portable Nietchze. If you’re like me or if you were born in or around my generation (you are now in your twenties or thirties) you may be, well, a little damn jaded about spirituality. It’s just such a loaded topic and is way too close a cousin to traditional religion (which is an even more overloaded and confusing subject).

Or.

Some of you might be neck deep in the spiritual swirl and are yoga-loving meditation humming “love and light” peeps workshopped well within the diverse spiritual arena of modern America. Or you might be simply and happily devoted to one particular tradition or practice. To you plugged-in folks I just want to say – nope, you’re not at the wrong site.

Because no matter how “spiritual” you might think you are or are not, this I can bet on – you want to grow. Yep, there is a deep desire innate to the human species (and any species come to think of it) to evolve, to grow, to become more intimate with this thing called life. To spread one’s reach. To shed more layers. To lose more illusions. To increase the voltage of your light. In fact, one of my favorite spiritual mottos is this:

There is always more.

So for the spiritually shy I ask you to try and rise above all that has previously made you shrink away; for the spiritually satiated I’m asking you to open even wider. No matter where you fall on the spiritual spectrum, it’s time to create a more meaningful approach to spirituality. Your own. Because, the bottom line is:

You’re worth getting to know

And we’re running out of time. No, this is not some doom and gloom “Left Behind” apocalypse reference meant to scare the thong off you, it’s more a polite yet firm “get off your ass now already and live like you mean it” suggestion.

Look, the universe needs you to be brave, to break out of your rigid molds, to shave the stale crusts off your life and begin to wake up to your true self, through the means that resonate most to you. These means may look stereotypically “spiritual” or they may not. They may look like mine, or your teacher’s or your best friend’s, but they probably will not. Who cares. Be yourself.

Boldly.

How? Become your favorite subject. Pay attention. Become aware of how you’re choosing to live your life. Of what things, people, beliefs, and practices promote authentic heart booming mind-honing power, and what stuff in your life weighs you down, covers your light, and sucks your soul juice dry. It’s time to boogie down your unique path responsibly, with eyes wide open and heart turned on. So you can start sharing your unique process (the highs and the “what the effing?” lows) with the rest of us.

Cause when you breathe deeper into your wowness, I get to breathe deeper into mine (as does that woman in Iraq and that man in India and that slobbery dog in Boisie Idaho). That’s right, when you start claiming your power, it energetically helps me claim mine. When you begin to get, at a cell-tingling level that you truly are divine (however you experience the divine – energy, nature, life, Love, You, God/dess, Buddha nature, the Wiggling Wow)– you start to really make a difference in this thing called Life and can serve this plant in authentic and seriously effective ways.

That’s right, like it or not, aware of it or not, you have a responsibility to be all you can Be to the best of your ability right here and right now so this planet has a chance to shine the way it was intended. By being your self loudly you also make the angles swoon and the gods do grande jetes and the whales sigh in relief . Dive Deep. Land within. Give the universe a reason to sit up and party and me a reason to write more books.

DARE YOURSELF TO DISTURB THE UNIVERSE. Like now already.

I welcome your suggestions, comments, and thoughts, as long as they are well intentioned, heart-felt, and sometimes covered in chocolate.

Ok then, let’s rock and let this blog roll….