I consider myself to be a spiritual person. I am constantly seeking to know and understand the truth about myself and how I relate to the universe. I feel humble awe at how little control I have over anything in life. When I do allow myself to recognize the importance of letting go of my “stuff” I immediately feel a strong sense of happiness and peace. This is where my spiritual outlook comes into play.

Yet I am not a religious person. Never could quite understand why I need to join power-hungry, hypocritical and controlling human organizations in order to align myself with my true Source (but that is another blog post...). My spiritual outlook involves concepts such as energy, intention, service and karma. These concepts bring me inspiration. When I’m in need of inspiration, I seek out examples that are naturally aligned with these concepts. Inspiration for me is usually found in people taking action, historical references, motivating literature, strong ideas, and the power of simply quieting the mind. I have one of those chatter minds and when things get glum, my chatter mind just loves to throw me plummeting into the deepest depths. We all have our struggles, yes?

Recently I was in quite an emotional and mental funk. And when I get this way I understand that, although my kind and supportive friends offer comfort and advice, it really is up to me to find my own answers. It is also a new year. I’m not one for resolutions yet I thrive on the concept of a fresh start. So there I was, rumbling around in my funk, dramatically flinging my “stuff” all over the landscape of my broken heart and chattering mind, and I suddenly felt very exhausted. Physically, mentally, emotionally exhausted, and incredibly frustrated with myself that I was starting off my new year in such a negative state of boohoo ha. I was desperately searching for an inspiring example. And then, there he was.

Let’s just say he is a historical figure. Everybody knows him but not everybody believes he existed. I’m not going to focus on who he was, I want to focus on the example he gave us. Whether you believe in him or not, it is hard to deny the metaphysical meaning behind his final example. And how quickly he accomplished it. See, when I’m in a negative state of boohoo ha, I allow myself to stay there till all else is lost. It gets to the point where I feel so sorry for myself that doom and gloom is everywhere. Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, I’m gonna go eat worms. Boohoo ha indeed. Blah blah blah… Where I found my inspiration this time was in the concept of what can be accomplished in three days. Just three days. My historical figure reminded me of what he overcame in three days – DEATH. Yes, the be-all end-all of doom and gloom itself!! And silly me, here I was feeling sorry for myself about something I had no control over and that would never actually kill me no matter how hard I tried. Suddenly, my perspective shifted. My harmless problem lost all of its imaginary importance and thus all of its seeming power over my naturally positive outlook. My chattering mind was silenced. And I could feel my strong sense of happiness and peace revealing itself once again.

So, I have made a fresh start covenant with myself. Whenever I feel boohoo ha about any and all problems in my life, I will only allow myself a maximum of three days to procure, punctuate, process and purge. If he could overcome DEATH in three days, surely my problems can be solved in a matter of hours, minutes, maybe even seconds. Aligning with my Source, recognizing how my energy and intention flow, practicing letting go, allowing the inspiration to reveal itself, and giving gratitude for the gift of being present. This is my new super duper strong and sassy spiritual time line. Boo Yah!