Whispers May 2017

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10 Signs of Awakening For many years I have read, studied, and personally witnessed signs which seem familiar to those who actively are seeking's Spirit in their lives. Achieving one or more of the signs is indicative of the spiritual awakening which gains strength through the constant commitment to your spiritual path. Eventually, you will find that you will see most of the signs as your journey continues forward. I know that this is true for I have personally witnessed all or more of them at various times in my life. Some had come before I recognized them as signs of awakening. However, most have occurred after a single event took place in my life. I instantly noted the event as an awakening because of how it changed my life and the direction of my path. I would ask you not to take the signs in any particular order or any particular sequence because we all reach a moment of awakening in different ways and along different paths. However, there will be an illumined moment which you will recognize instantly as your moment of awakening. At that moment, you will find clarity in your spiritual teachings that will astound you, and from that time forth your view of everything in your life and your relationships will change. You will find new friends and old friends will disappear. You will follow new ideas, and your old ideas of the past will seem insignificant. Do not worry, be concerned, or feel less than if you do not find your awakening early in your studies. Just note, as you grow and you commit to the spiritual path one day when least expected your eyes will clear and you will see everything differently. This one thing I can assure you will happen. For me, that moment came during a restful afternoon along the edge of a lake in Central New Hampshire. I had a long, stressful week and needed some rest. Of course, my mind was wandering all over the place considering the surgeries of the past week. My wife was also ready for a short break from her teaching week and accompanied me that afternoon. I took a few moments to lay back in a lounge chair. I looked up at the blue sky and watched small clouds travel across my field of vision. Slowly but steadily my world started to slow down, and I began a meditative session. Approximately 30-45 minutes later the words that were streaming through my mind began to slow down. I noted the space between the words widen until suddenly I felt myself fall through that space and found myself on the other side of reality. At that moment I was startled and my consciousness returned. I was stunned and thought about what I had experienced. I also noticed I had witnessed something otherworldly and my present world was left spinning in place. As I studied that transition, I also realized I saw answers to questions that had plagued me for years. My first impression was of an opening into another world, and that opening continued to widen and become more apparent as time passed. It was only some time later I realized that moment lying along a beach was my first Awakening. Since that moment the direction of my life changed. I felt a passion deep inside to be a person whose life would from that time forward change the world of others. I knew my journey was to become a teacher of all the principles spirit taught me. I would then utilize my life showing others how to change their lives toward the Spirit. I dedicate to your growth the following 10 signs of Spiritual Awakening. I received them to give to you, so you will know the signposts you will find as you travel your path alone. Be aware of these signs because as you experience each one, you will become more relaxed in the knowledge that you are truly on a blessed journey.
ch Each of us develops a rhythm to our lives that become invisible to our consciousness. We go about each day to the cadence we have developed and can become oblivious to others comments or desires to be of help. It is that habitual rhythm that prevents us from hearing the need for a mid-course correction in life. We miss those moments that could alert us as an awakening moment and blindly move along our perceived life direction. This month I want to explore ten signs of Awakening that I’ve collated from reading and listening to various authors and also determine through my own life’s struggle to avoid the attraction to join the throngs of mesmerized beings. Take time during this month to observe how you interact with others. Be especially careful to truly listen to what they have to say and to respond to their remarks actively. During this, will ensure that you have heard what they have said and will be able to process that in your daily life. Sometimes awakenings can occur during simple conversations with friends, but walking along your favorite trail the woods, by sitting by the seashore or watching the flow of a river. Awakenings do not have to occur in some big event but can be found in the midst of your everyday life when you are alert and aware of its presence.
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