Today, Donna is gathering Spiritual Journey first Thursday posts. When she emailed us this week, she wrote, “This morning I finally landed on a moving target – the paths we’ve taken – by choice or nudging.”
I feel like I’ve had multiple paths in my life, the path of a wife and mother, the path of a teacher, the path of a writer, and the path of spiritual growth.
My life has been blessed with three daughters, a teaching career, and a writing practice. However, without a spiritual life, none of these would be fulfilling. My spiritual life supports me like “wind beneath my wings.”
I’ve done some study of the enneagram. It is a system of numbers to define a personality type. I subscribe to a daily email from The Enneagram Institute based on my number, two, the helper. Reading these daily directives, I can see myself more clearly and identify what I need to work on. With reflection, meditation, and prayer, I can be the best of myself every day. I especially like the enneathoughts that give me a little validation, like the one I received for today.
Receiving affirming messages encourages me to be who I am and who I am meant to be. I can shake off the ideals of success and popularity. I realize that within a true understanding of self and a generosity of spirit, I am successful. My prayer today is simple, “Loving God, help me be the best me I can be.”
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