Spirit Work

There are those in this world who have chosen to take the “spiritual path,” by which I mean their focus and how they make their livelihoods is based in what we might call “spiritual work”. A part of me yearns to be one of them, and has for the better part of two decades. As a result, I became a massage therapist that intuitively incorporated energy work, I learned Reiki, I taught meditation groups, I have written a book. For heaven’s sake, I’m writing this.
 
But you know what? I am a social worker by education and profession. I love it, and quite frankly am good at what I do. Most important, it pays the bills! I am a woman torn between two lovers; torn between the reality of supporting my family and a life I view as the equivalent of communing with the divine while living on a mountain top away from stress, …..Deep sigh.
 
Snap out of it, Sheryl! The reality is that our very lives are Spirit Work.
 
There have been years that my connection with Spirit was blatantly evident by the amazing experiences I was having; Timeless Waters as a prime example. Then I have had years of what seemed like very little connection to Spirit; on the treadmill of life, day in- day out responsibilities. These are times when Marilyn (aka Malory in TW) would ask if “anything was coming through” psychically or if I had been working on Timeless Waters. My answer would be “No, I guess I’m just living it.”
 
Every part of our lives is Spirit made manifest; from mowing the lawn to answering the email from your boss to paying the water bill to tucking your kids into bed at night. And on the many days that I am rushing out of the house at 7:45 in the morning to get to work without the opportunity to meditate, I find myself in the car saying “Spirit, I didn’t get any time to connect, but I am you made manifest—help me hear you today.”
 
It’s when we realize that the very fabric of our lives is Spirit Work that life gets richer. It’s where we find empathy for others. It’s where we find wisdom and understanding, and it’s where we begin to get a glimpse of what it means to live a physical life on the earth plane.
 
Rich work indeed.