Okay, no more fooling around. No more pretending, putting it off; no more snoozing on the job. It’s no longer possible to ignore.
What am I talking about? Human imperfection. I’m talking about that awkward moment when you realize how small and helpless you really are. Oh you had a great time pretending that you were God’s invincible gift, but frailty and failures have a way of bringing us to our senses.
Pretty much everyone sooner or later runs headlong into the shocking awareness of what they didn’t know they didn’t know. The ineffable, the speechless enormity of creation, the impossible beauty of love: these things occur to our tiny minds at some point, and we’re never the same afterwards.
When the truth of a ‘divine other’ begins to enter your mind, a hunger appears in your heart. You’re scared and confused by your human imperfections but at the same time there’s a wondering and longing to grow closer to whatever it is that’s so much bigger than you.
Spiritual hunger is an age-old and beloved topic that journal writers often explore. Hand writing helps the mind penetrate, discover, and understand. The mysteries of a spiritual quest, more than anything else, need patience and time and handwriting in our journal before we become comfortable with them.
The journey can even be torturous, because we’re required to give up so much of our ego and ingrained habits. A lot of the pain can be traced to our own peevish rebellion against what we know we really want in the long run. Insane, but true for most of us.
If spirit has begun to speak in your life, your journal is there to coach you along in what will very likely become the most meaningful thing you ever do.
And if your spiritual self has long been alive and well, journaling’s tendency to boost creativity brings an endless source of new inspirations.
You can journal about:
- Fear of being so small in such an infinite cosmos
- Various ways this new knowledge impacts your approach to daily life
- Your sadness, anger, or other reaction to your weakness as a human being
- Descriptions of the spirit as it seems to you
- Narratives about your spiritual experiences
- Plans for how you will get closer to spirit
- Conversations with spirit
How does your journal reflect your spiritual life? If you enjoy certain practices that help you get the most out of journaling about spirit, please share in the comments.
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