Awaken!

So what does "awakening" mean? In order to awaken, one must be asleep first. What we are talking about here is being asleep to who you really are, asleep to your true nature, to your gifts and talents and really appreciating them, asleep to your true inner beauty, asleep to your worth and importance. How many people on the planet are indeed asleep to these things? We see them every day. We can tell on the outside if they have awakened to their truth by how they speak of themselves and others, what their expression is when they think no one is looking, and even how they dress or take care of themselves. We can tell if they are taking the time to nurture themselves and their relationship to the Divine or only everyone else in their lives. What do they talk about when there is time to chat? The negativity of their circumstances or the joys?

So, this waking up, how does it happen? Awakening happens differently for each person. Sometimes we are forced into it, or so it seems, through illness, divorce, financial worries or some kind of crisis. We go looking for answers. Or perhaps things have gone well in life, but we're still not happy. Why? We may come to awakening through an intense physical challenge in life. We know of people who take seriously an exercise regimen, training for a marathon or triathlon that leads to self-discovery, even if that was not the original intent. Sometimes schooling or learning something new, can lead to an awakening. Mine started as a result of attending massage school. It opens our minds to other ways of living, besides what we have always done. Taking up a new hobby that causes us to access a hidden talent may bring an awakening. Self-reflective journaling could be a catalyst. Visiting another country or meeting a person very different from ourselves may be enough to trigger the beginning of a self exploration. But however it happens it is vital to our happiness. We need to know who we are at the core and need to know that it is good, it is really good, because we are creations of God, children of Spirit. We have Divinity within us. And each day that we can remember this, is a day that we will shine, inspiring others as we go! ~ Julie