What is your truth? Do you know?
In one of the Gospels it says that the Spirit of Truth will come and lead us to the Truth. It is not in the mind, not in the heart but in the soul.
We talk about mindfulness. We talk about the importance of honouring or at least acknowledging our emotions. How often do we talk about delving into our spirit or our soul? It is problematic as not everyone believes in souls, but we all say we have minds and emotions.
We are souls with a body. Even if science is more comfortable defining our physicality. How amazing would it be if we could measure our spirituality, or take supplements to restore or build our inner core? Whom can we turn to? There are many famous saints and writers who offer guidance for how to better know your own soul but often we get bogged down in the context or story.
Ultimately I would bet that most of us have an outside space where we go to breathe and recharge. Go there. Listen to the voice within. Sometimes we drown it out, sometimes it seems to speak another language, sometimes it says things we do not want to hear. In some way we are all connected – humanity, the planet, all that is and will become. What is Truth? My Truth is not your Truth and yet in some way it is. If we are all connected then all our Truths are also connected, like an intricate web. The problem is today I don’t think we all live our Truths as we just don’t know it. I spend a lot of time in reflection and prayer and I don’t always know my Truth and I don’t always live my Truth so surely it is a logical thought to consider that a person who disregards their spirituality does not live their Truth.
Life is busy. It is an interesting conundrum. We need all of us to live our Truth for harmony, but we have no influence over that. All we can do is make the time for our own Truth. That alone is a challenge, it goes against so much of what society says is normal. But we need to find our Truth within our soul so we can be the self we are intended to be.
So go. Go to whatever space it is. Go as often as you can. Breathe. Listen. Be brave and just be.
The Female Theologian 