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.”
Your closing sentences say it all, Margaret. I completely connect and deeply appreciate your thoughts. When we know ourselves truly, and reach beyond ourselves to those around us, we find happiness, wholeness, & contentment. Thank you for the Ennegram mention – I still need to find out what number(s) I am.
Margaret, you are definitely a caring person who gives of herself as evidenced by your beautiful prayer shawls. Your positivity and love of God is part of who you are. Perhaps, that is one of the reasons I was drawn to you as a friend. I am so glad that our paths merged and we finally met up with each other several times in person. Love your digital inspiration.
It’s always good to be all you can be… my prayer to God is help me to be small because when I get out of my small shell I become someone that only God could love. I like being small.
I can certainly see you as a 2, a helper. You bless so many with your words and actions. Love these words from your post: “With reflection, meditation, and prayer, I can be the best of myself every day.” Like you, I’m thankful for the multiple paths I’ve walked. So excited for the new path you’ll be treading in December. Congrats, Grandma!
Sorry to be so late to join you! Loved that cloud picture with the question of where is my path… that would go nicely with my cloud poem.
Your prayer is something no one could go wrong praying: “Loving God, help me be the best me I can be.”