Looking with God’s eyes, bringing life to his plan for beauty, submitting to his leadership and will, pursuing a heart of purity, and healing others are proven pathways to intimacy with God. Maybe you have found the slow and intentional practice that leads to true co-creation as a godly artist.
Likewise, neurosis, self-doubt, worry, and confusion keep us at the center of our own manufactured worlds. Further, our attempts at self-medication, preservation, protection, and insulation are all efforts at not feeling too much. Singer would say that even this busy-ness, this work, even this can be a form of attachment. Yet, I am mindful of the words of Lesslie Newbigin in Foolishness to the Greeks: “The fact that Jesus is much more than our culture-bound vision of him can only come home to us through the witness of those who see him through other eyes.” And so, as I continue my search, as an artist and believer, to find the best methods to tap into the divine and unlock the secret regions of the heart, I work, play, pray, and make art.Īrtists often enhance our prayer life through creative expression and channel our inspiration into physical products, as a form of witness and communication. Although I admire the merits of free-flowing yogadic meditation methods, I tend to prefer the directed visio divina (divine seeing) for demystifying life’s questions. As such, though its application is still valid ten years after initial publication, The Untethered Soul was a bit of a philosophical reach for me. We want to cling to the familiar, you know. “Untethering” represents an intentional and purposeful disconnecting from security for the sake of something grander. It is this unhitching, unfastening, and unleashing that speaks especially to creative and spiritual people. Her gracious gift exemplifies the subtitle: The Journey Beyond Yourself. While I was still reflecting on this, out of nowhere, my brother’s ex-wife sent me a copy of Singer’s 2007 seminal work, The Untethered Soul (New Harbinger Publication/Noetic Books). In his 2015 publication The Surrender Experiment (Harmony Books), Singer speaks of the spiritual liberation of deep inner surrender, especially in the midst of life’s extraordinary events. The gift of that fire was in the understanding and knowledge that all that ever really lasts, all that really ever matters, is love.Īuthor Michael Singer would agree. In the spiritual sense, I have now gained acceptance and friendship with the transitory. How can a singular incident alter so much of what we know and trust and believe? In the physical sense, at that moment, I lost my United States military uniform, a testament I’d hoped to pass down to my children as a heritage and legacy. Even still today, it’s hard to reconcile the fact that one’s reality can be dismantled so abruptly. Personal development does not happen overnight, it is a rather a journey where you adapt and exercise something new every day.While living in Tampa, Florida, in the early 1990s, our family suffered an all-consuming house fire. Personally, this book is helping me to try to sort things out. As always, it also emphasizes that nonacceptance of what already happened, or worrying about tomorrow mostly ruins Now.
Accepting things and letting go, will free those energies and eventually bring more joy, happiness to us and to people around us. When we can't accept situations that we don't like, our energy gets blocked with no free flow. The way I understand, the energy within us plays the most important role. It explains how someone could find peace and happiness regardless of what's happening around you.
It takes you through your inner journey, recognizing your body, mind, and spirit. This is a great resource when looking for ways to deal with yourself, your busy thoughts, worries, and stressful situations in your life. If you have ever wondered about spiritual or personal growth, The Untethered Soul might be a good book to read.