So here’s to the start of a new journey in my life, one that I invite you to join me on. The path to complete financial, mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellness.
For a while now, I have been m.i.a on this blog. However, I have much to write, and much of my hiatus has been due to a transformative period in my life. A period in which I have never felt more emboldened to face life, and all of its precociousness. Which leads me back to the topic of this post….
For a while I have felt a deep imbalance within my life. At first, I thought it meant I needed to change up my friendship circle, so I did. But, I still didn’t feel quite right. Then, I thought it was the career path I was leading on, so I changed that. Still, I didn’t feel quite right. Finally, I realized that the unsettled spirit I felt in my being was due to spiritual neglect. I was speeding through life, checking off the conceptual boxes of success, and in the end I risked all of my gains by overlooking the most important aspect of human transcendence. The soul.
That nagging imbalance was my spirit crying out for care. It wasn’t until my spiritual neglect began to creep into other aspects of my life that I realized my financial, emotional, physical, and mental health were all dependent on my spiritual self. I realized that it was only from one’s soul would I be able to conjure up the strength to stand against the world’s worst obstacles. That it was only through the soul, that one would have the willpower to subvert temporary satisfaction to save money for one’s future. That it was only through the soul, that one would find enough love for self to properly eat right and exercise.
However, I had ignored my spiritual health and left it to the forces of nature, and in return it paid me my due with one of the most tumultuous periods of my life. A period in which I could barely recognize the girl in my own reflection. So to you, dear reader, I implore you before you begin any new journey, to get to know your spiritual self. At best, our souls are the guiding lights in the path on a new journey, but a neglected soul will always come back to subvert that path.
With love,
Jay
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