Creativity, Soul and Resistance

Jun17

Today’s blog explores all the ways we resist our Soul – the unique way we are creatively gifted to find meaning, purpose, connection and fulfillment. Resistance includes all the inner and seemingly exterior obstacles the keep us from our spiritual and creative path and the path of our greatness…and it sometimes feels like nothing short of war.

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Game On!

There is a reason Joseph Campbell calls the journey to the Soul, the hero’s journey, and it is a good reason. In my experience, it is only the brave and truly courageous who have the moxie to endure, persist and survive the spiritual journey toward embracing and living SOUL. Soul is the unique way we are creatively gifted to find meaning, purpose and connection in our lives. The purpose of Soul is to help us find fulfillment and in turn to help others find the same, thereby making our world a more peaceful, loving and harmonious place. The challenge is that in the journey toward Soul, we will encounter every possible reason, excuse, obstacle, fear, insecurity, worry, criticism for NOT following this path that the journey toward Soul sometimes feels like nothing short of war.

The War of Art

Author, Steven Pressfield, acknowledges the truth of the battle toward Soul in the title of his book, The War of Art. The journey to Soul often feels like a battle as we come face to face with every inner and seemingly outer obstacle to our enjoyment of our unique creative gift, drive and passion. First of all, we create every excuse for NOT tending to our Soul/art/gifts/passions including, “I don’t have enough time, money, education, support, resources, space, room, blah blah blah.” We also create all kinds of ridiculous stories in our heads like, “I’ll tend to my art when my husband, children, mother, father, sisters, the world, can fend for themselves and no longer need my attention and care,” or “I’m too old/young, it’s too late, I don’t have the right teachers, blah blah blah.” Or the most damaging and potentially threatening words to our art, “What if no one likes it?????” While we are entertaining all the voices in our head that tell us all the reasons we can’t or should not pursue our creative and spiritual dreams, somehow the universe gets in on the conversation and begins throwing challenges in our path. Let me tell you a little story to give you an idea of how this works….

The subtlety of resistance

Last night, I was given an opportunity to step into my Soul by facilitating my first workshop on creativity. The workshop was planned, I knew what and how I was going to present. As such, I had nothing to do during the day but the normal everyday things of bathing, cooking, cleaning, feeding my children, etc. Well, everything that could possibly go wrong with the simple everyday things of life did, and in the process, every one of my deepest insecurities and worries were triggered….all completely unrelated to this workshop (or so it would seem). The end result was me in a fit of rage, losing my temper with my kids and melting down in a flood of tears at the dining room table.

Get behind me Satan!

Author, Julie Tallard Johnson, in her book, Wheel of Initiation, refers to this seemingly exterior form of resistance as The Trickster and relates the trickster to the coyote (as an animal totem). Joseph Campbell refers to this exterior obstacle as the supernatural helper. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, this adversary is known as Satan. (Read more about the exterior obstacle click HERE.) This exterior form of resistance is made up of all the things that seem to be outside of us that give us the opportunity to question, doubt, even cease the journey toward Soul. As my day seemed to be going to hell, I was confronted with every fear, worry, doubt about the path of Soul that I had been taking. As the sh..t was hitting the fan, I wondered, “should I throw it all in and get a ‘real’ job?” I doubted the current course of my path and wondered if I was good enough, capable enough or if I was once again barking up the wrong tree.” (for the record….I don’t really believe there is a wrong tree, but the trickster makes us think in that way!) The trickster showed up and I was caught up in the whirlwind of chaos it seeks to create.

The Irony of Resistance

The irony in all of this drama is that I didn’t realize it was the trickster of resistance until after the workshop – hindsight really is 20/20. After the meltdown at the kitchen table, I packed my kids off for their dad’s, headed off toward the workshop and facilitated one of the most well-attended and successful single evening workshops of my career. In attendance was an enthusiastic and open group of women, excited to awaken their latent creativity and open the door to their Soul which they did through poetry, prose and proclamation. It was an exciting and rewarding evening which also happened to benefit the local shelter for victims of domestic abuse. As Julie Tallard Johnsons reminds in The Wheel of Initiation, when the trickster shows up, it is there because something really amazing is about to happen. Last night was the perfect example of this truth and another reminder of the battle of arriving at Soul and the courage and tenacity needed for staying on the path.

How does resistance show up in your life?

How do you deal with resistance when it appears?

How do you move through the challenges of resistance?

SOUL is the unique way you are creatively gifted to find meaning, purpose and connection. Soul, when engaged, leaves you feeling fulfilled, content and whole. My mission is to help you BIRTH YOUR SOUL. To schedule one-on-one mentoring, classes, workshops or retreats, call Lauri Ann Lumby at (920) 230-1313 or email lauri@yourspiritualtruth.com.

Spiritual Healing for our Addictions – Retreat Invitation

Jun14

Dear Readers,

balance I am writing to extend to you an invitation. For the past 14 days, I have been engaged in a 30-day “in the world” spiritual healing retreat. Through this self-imposed spiritual healing retreat, I am discovering profound insight and experiencing dramatic transformation while unraveling from a series of pesky compulsive behaviors (dare I say, addictions). Thanks in part to this spiritual healing retreat (with a healthy dose of GRACE), the world as I have known it and as I have defined it has literally shifted poles. (Just check out my new website design to get an idea!)

I am inviting you, if you feel so called, to design a 30-day, “in the world” spiritual healing retreat of your own. (I am calling this an “in the world” retreat because you aren’t going anywhere but staying present to your everyday life.) Here is how it works:

1) Identify your most pervasive compulsive behaviors/addictions (tv watching, eating, shopping, drinking for comfort, excessive worry, distractions such as Facebook, checking emails more than twice a day, etc.).

2) Meditate on the underlying emotions that may be driving these behaviors/addictions (loneliness, boredom, jealousy, impatience, resentment, hatred, grief, depressions, anxiety, etc.).

3) Choose for the next 30 days to avoid the compulsive behaviors/addictions and instead, to allow yourself to FEEL the underlying emotions. Every time you feel compelled to indulge in one of your compulsive behaviors, choose instead to BE WITH and FEEL the underlying emotions. Allow these emotions to speak to you. They are there because they have something to say to you and are seeking your loving attention and care. Allow yourself to be a loving attendant to these feelings and SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

4) Keep a journal/diary dedicated to this retreat. Write what the underlying emotions are saying to you. Record your thoughts and reflections on this. Observe and record any changes that begin to happen in your life because you are tending to these underlying emotions instead of medicating them with your compulsive behaviors.

5) If you feel called to be in community with others through this journey, please join us on the “Contemplatives and Mystics” site on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/641404835887171/ You will have to send a request to be invited, and once your request is activated, you will be able to share your thoughts, reflections, etc. from the retreat. Please keep comments accepting and loving, affirming and positive. We are here to support each other in the journey to our Soul’s birth.

6) If you find you need additional support as you move through this process or find things showing up that need additional care, please seek the support of a Spiritual Director, Therapist or Loving Friend. (PS I am available as a source of professional support, but this is not intended as a solicitation…just a reminder).

If you decide to participate in this retreat, you can RSVP to this site in the comment section below. This serves two purposes

Stating your intention publicly makes it real and helps you to remain accountable.
Let’s other participants keep you in their loving prayers and support as you move through the retreat.

Thank you to those who say yes to this invitation….more importantly, YOUR SOUL says THANK YOU!

Ok…..for those ready to dive in….On your mark…..get set……GO!

And, as one of my teachers always says, “May peace be your journey!”

Love,

Lauri Lumby, Midwife to your Soul

(920) 230-1313

lauri@yourspiritualtruth.com

Satan’s Redemption

Jun13

Satan: gateway to hell or guide to heaven? The benevolent role of temptation leading us to the goal of our spiritual journey – the birth of our Soul and the discovery of our uniquely creative gifts.

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The Hero’s Journey

In Joseph Campbell’s immortal work, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, he demonstrates within mythology and sacred text the universal story. This story illustrates the process through which we are called to our destiny and the journey of getting there. Our destiny is no less than the birth of our Soul – the way in which we are creatively gifted to find meaning, purpose, fulfillment and connection in our life and through which we are called to serve the betterment of the world. This path is referred to as the hero’s journey because in order to accept the call, persist, endure and succeed, one must be courageous and brave – the hero with the shining blade.

The Road of Trials

For the hero brave enough to accept the call, the second stage in the journey toward the birth of their creative and spiritual destiny, is initiation. Campbell refers to the first stage of initiation as the road of trials. It is during this stage in the initiatory journey that the hero encounters the supernatural helper. Much to the chagrin of the one who journeys, however, the supernatural helper is not there to take our hand and lead us through the field of daisies to our destiny, instead, the role of the helper is to lead us through the labyrinth of our fears, illusions, false perceptions, ego attachments, addictions, compulsions and excuses. The helper is there to give us an opportunity to confront everything within us that stands in the way of naming, claiming, nurturing, cultivating and ultimately living our destiny and that includes everything that tempts from our path and tempts us from being the person God made us to be. The helper leads us into the shadows so that we can return to the light.

SOUL is the unique way you are creatively gifted to find meaning, purpose and connection. Soul, when engaged, leaves you feeling fulfilled, content and whole. My mission is to help you BIRTH YOUR SOUL. To schedule a workshop or retreat or set up a one-on-one mentoring session, contact Lauri Ann Lumby at (920) 230-1313 or lauri@yourspiritualtruth.com.

Satan

In the Hebrew tradition, this is the role that Satan plays.

Satan is a heavenly angel who was created for the purpose of tempting man, who must in turn exercise his free will to overcome the temptation. . . . temptation exists so that people can demonstrate and increase their moral strength, thereby turning potential evil into good. Accordingly, the Sages comment that the expression, “God saw that all He had created was very good,” refers also to the creation of the evil inclination, for its ultimate goal, too, serves man’s attainment of perfection.” – Rabbi Michael L. Munk, The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet.

In the Christian scripture, this is also the role that Satan plays in providing Jesus with the opportunities to confront his own inner obstacles. Satan appears at pivotal points in Jesus’ journey – once after his baptism by John and Jesus’ subsequent temptation in the desert, through Peter in his attempts to dissuade Jesus from his path or in his desire to name Jesus King, and finally, in the Garden of Gethsemane.

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The Horned God, Pan, Herne, Cernunnos, Gwynn ap Nudd

In the pagan traditions of Western Europe, there is a rich history of supernatural helpers in the guise of nature gods. Pan, Herne, Cernunnos, Gwynn ap Nudd, Hades are just a few of the names given to the god of the underworld, the one who guards the world of rest and repose between lives, the shadow world (of our fears, illusions, etc.) and fertility. He is a warm, moist, salty God (to borrow the words of Edwinna Gately), sexual, erotic, dark, mysterious and alluring. In the journey toward our destiny, the god of the underworld, is the supernatural helper who gives us the opportunity to confront our inner demons – the obstacles to our creative and spiritual fulfillment. While his arrival strikes fear in the hearts of even the bravest women and men, his intention and purpose is benevolent and in service to our greatest good.

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Get Behind Me Satan

The Catholic tradition in which I was raised taught us to fear temptation and to do everything we can to avoid it, to push it away, to bury it, ignore it, confess it, feel shame and guilt for it. This fear was then further compounded by the threat of eternal damnation, or worse, demonic possession. Jesus, however, demonstrated another path. Jesus did not run from temptation, he did not ignore it or bury it. He never felt shame or guilt (as far as we know) when tempted, and did not confess or apologize for being human. Instead, Jesus looked Satan square in the face, listened to what Satan had to say, moved through his own fears, confronted his inner obstacles and found the way to his destiny. When temptation, the supernatural helper shows up on our path, our job it to stay put, maybe even welcome it, for it is only in confronting our own inner fears, illusions, obstacles that we can ever hope to arrive at the place of our Soul – where we find fulfillment in our spiritual and creative purpose in service to the betterment of the world. And it is in welcoming the supernatural helper that Satan shall be redeemed.

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SOUL is the unique way you are creatively gifted to find meaning, purpose and connection. Soul, when engaged, leaves you feeling fulfilled, content and whole. My mission is to help you BIRTH YOUR SOUL. To schedule a workshop or retreat or set up a one-on-one mentoring session, contact Lauri Ann Lumby at (920) 230-1313 or lauri@yourspiritualtruth.com.

Curly Haired Women are Rarely Well-Behaved

Jun11

Exploring the genetic gift/curse of curly hair and its likely connection to creativity and an inability to conform (aka behave). The spiritual journey toward embracing how God made us and who Goddess made us to be…creative, passionate, pioneers.

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Marsha Brady is the Devil

Marsha….Marsha….Marsha…..the immortal lament of Jan Brady and all other curly haired women who grew up in the 70′s when long, luxurious, straight hair was held up as next to godliness and if your hair was anything less than stick straight, you were condemned to giving over at least half of your life to trying to make your hair behave (aka straight). I personally lost years of my life to blowing my wavy hair straight and then finishing it off with 20 gallons of Aqua Net hoping to keep it that way and then praying like hell for no humidity and bargaining away my unborn children in exchange for the absence of rain.

A Child of the 70′s

Being a child of the 70′s, I spent a fair part of my life trying to control the unruly nature of my curly hair. Blow drying, curling irons, straightening irons were necessary accessories for curly haired women in a straight haired world (things haven’t changed much…have they!!!???). This was all fine and good, I learned, until I dared to try a short haircut, modeled after one of my 1970′s idols….Dorothy Hamill. What stylists did not know in 1978 is that the “Hamill Camel” DOES NOT WORK ON CURLY HAIR…so I was forced to suffer the agony and humiliation of two years of horrible ugliness as I waited for a bad decision to grow out. “Women with straight hair do not have to go through this,” I thought to myself as I watched the middle school princesses walk down the hall with beautifully straight hair and well-behaving feathered bangs. SIGH. So, not only was Marsha Brady the devil, now so were Dorothy Hamill and Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith! Curse you straight haired women!

With Age Comes Wisdom

It took me many years but I eventually learned to embrace and maybe even love my curly hair. With stylists that know what to do and products that assist (Psst: My favorite curly hair products are Ouidad and Paul Mitchell), I can now wear my hair in ringlets like God/dess intended. That does not mean that I don’t occasionally get caught up in a wild hair, especially during the doldrums of winter, and pull out a flat iron for that sleek Jennifer Aniston look. Once spring is here, however, all bets are off and my hair it at the mercy of the 90+% humidity characteristic of the Midwest. There are some interesting lessons I have learned, however, about curly hair, curly haired women (and men) and what seems like a genetic predisposition to misbehaving. Somewhere in that curly haired gene, I believe, is a equally defiant gene that says, “I WILL NOT….and CANNOT CONFORM!” (kind of like our hair!)

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Myths, Wives tales and Nursery Rhymes

Remember this little ditty that was perhaps read to you at bedtime:

There once was a little girl

with a little curl

right in the middle of her forehead.

and when she was good, she was very, very good.

And when she was bad, she was horrid.

Yep. I remember it too. Along with something about “the devil’s curly hair” and the tendency toward curly hair among witches and evil goddesses. In particular, I think of Medusa with her curling hair of snakes and eyes that when caught in your gaze, turned you to stone. Myths, fairytales, nursery rhymes, legends all seem to suggest that curly hair is something to scorn, or at the very least, worthy of caution. Curly haired women are dangerous. Curly haired women are naughty. Curly haired women are bad. What I have learned in observing the lives of other women (and men) I know with the gift of curly hair, its seems there is some truth in these tales of old. But, dangerous is simply a matter of perspective. Curly haired women are only dangerous to those who cling to the status quo, who do not like change, who fear creativity, who run from emotion or shun passion. For like our hair, curly haired women tend not to be ones who will be obedient to the status quo or to some outside perceived authority. Curly haired women (like our hair) cannot be controlled, neither can we be contained. We don’t like being told what to do because (like our hair) we have a mind and a purpose, a direction and truth all our own. So, yes, curly haired women are to be feared if you prefer to live within the tightly held constrictions of societal norms, expectations and standards; but to those who enjoy a life of freedom, a life where they feel supported in the pursuit of their wildest hair ideas, then curly haired women are not a danger, but a precious gift. So, today I offer a toast to all the curly haired women out there for their courage, creativity, ingenuity, foresight and tenacity and another to the brave souls who are the grateful recipients of our magnificent gifts!

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SOUL is the unique way you are creatively gifted to find meaning, purpose and connection. Soul, when engaged, leaves you feeling fulfilled, content and whole. My mission is to help you BIRTH YOUR SOUL. You can contact Lauri Ann Lumby, “Midwife to your Soul” at (920) 230-1313 or lauri@yourspiritualtruth.com

I Create Therefore I Am

Jun10

Exploring “made in the image of God” and “be fruitful and multiply.” Our innate drive toward creativity is what makes us uniquely human and is as much a part of, if not the purpose of, our spiritual journey. God. Creativity. Spiritual Journey. Healing.

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Let’s Start at the Very Beginning….

In the beginning….God created……..human beings and made US in God’s image. And then God told us to “be fruitful and multiply.” As I have been contemplating creativity and our innately and uniquely human, spiritual drive to create, these words from Genesis have been running through my mind. What does it mean to be created in God’s image and what does God mean in commanding us to be fruitful and multiply (beyond the obvious)?

A Very Good Place to Start…

In our self-centered egoness, we have mistakenly agreed that being made in God’s image means that we LOOK like God and that God looks like us…..case in point:

I’m not going into all the reasons why this kind of thinking is wrong or the trouble it has gotten us into, and if you are a regular reader of this blog, I know you get it. Suffice it to say, we have spent way more time creating God in our image than letting God reveal God’s self to us in all the infinite ways in which God wants to be known (including through us!). I have come to understand that “being made in the image of God” has nothing to do with LOOKS. Instead, it has everything to do with the invisible, intangible, infinite, omnipresent ways in which God creates, re-creates, imagines, dreams and seeks to be known in, around, and through us. Beyond anything else, it seems as if God is not just “The Creator” as some modern theologians have redubbed “HIM” but is the very act of CREATING itself. Or as Mary Daly once put it, “God is a verb.” So, if God’s purpose is fulfilled in the CREATING and we are made in God’s image…..than perhaps CREATING has something to do with our own spiritual search for meaning, purpose, connection and fulfillment. HMMMMM

When You Read You Begin with A B C…

No, we are NOT the only species on this planet who are driven to create. Bees created hives. Ants, anthills. Birds, nests. etc. etc. etc. Like other species, one aspect of our creative drive is toward that which supports our survival – building homes, fashioning clothing, hunting and gathering, preparing meals, etc. Unlike most other species, however, as human beings, our drive toward creating goes beyond mere survival. We don’t simply build, fashion, gather or prepare just to meet the basic requirements of survival. Indeed, we take our survival needs and push beyond these limits to create homes of beauty, clothing that is flattering and appealing, gardens that inspire and nurture, meals that are not just sufficient, but pleasing to the palate. And then beyond our survival needs, we create simply to create. We paint, draw, write, sculpt, compose, sing, dance, perform, act, entertain, etc. etc. etc. Acts of creation that move beyond mere utilitarian survival are what make us uniquely human.

When you sing you begin with Do Re Mi…

Created in God’s image, we are made to create, but more importantly, I believe that the drive to create is actually God seeking to be known in the world THROUGH us. God creates and continues to create and we are one of the vessels through which God wants God’s creation to be knowing in the world. And who are we to say no to God? If God wants to be known in the world through my writing, parenting, loving, mentoring, teaching….then who am I to say no? And….WHO ARE YOU to say “no” to God’s creative spirit seeking to be known through YOU? God is the inspiration and the muse and we are the artists.

Do a Deer, a Female Deer…

Since we are all plagued with the longing for meaning, purpose and connection in our life and we all seek to find fulfillment, the really good news is that the key to finding this meaning, purpose, connection and fulfillment is in BEING CREATIVE. When we create, we are fulfilled…why? BECAUSE GOD IS FULFILLED through our creating. And until we connect with, nurture, cultivate and share our unique creativity in the world, we will feel restless, bored, lonely, impatient, frustrated, alone and unfulfilled because we are NOT doing what God made us to do….to be creative and to do so with enthusiasm and vigor. Because, God told us…at the beginning…that our one task on this earth is to BE FRUITFUL and MULTIPLY. And this is not just about babies….it is about being prolific in CREATING as God made us to BE. So, my invitation to you today is to BE FRUITFUL and MULTIPLY….name, claim, cultivate, nurture your creative gifts, then by all means….SHARE THEM with others as God made you to do!

SOUL is the unique way you are creatively gifted to find meaning, purpose and connection. Soul, when engaged, leaves you feeling fulfilled, content and whole. My mission is to help you BIRTH YOUR SOUL. You can contact me at (920) 230-1313 or lauri@yourspiritualtruth.com to find out more about one-on-one mentoring, classes, workshops and retreats with Lauri Ann Lumby, Midwife to your Soul.

Midwife to Your Soul

Jun7

SOUL is the unique way we are creatively gifted to finding meaning, purpose and connection. Soul, when engaged, leaves us feeling fulfilled, content and whole. As one who has courageously trod the path of the SOUL, I find my mission is now to help you BIRTH YOUR SOUL.

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I dropped the cloak from around my shoulders out of which my religion was made
And gently ascended to the heavens
Liberated from the burden of somebody else’s god
and all the inherent limitations thereof.
Finally free to explore a higher calling -
The calling of my soul: carnal, passionate, uninhibited, fecund, creativity.
Where dancing feet meet writer’s pen and everything in between.
Hands bloody and dripping from birthing myself
standing ready to midwife another one’s soul.

As MIDWIFE TO YOUR SOUL, my mission is to assist you in birthing your SOUL. I accomplish this mission by partnering with you through:

Workshops, classes and retreats
One-on-one Mentoring

To set up a private, one-on-one creativity mentoring session (in-person, over the phone or via SKYPE) call (920) 230-1313 or email lauri@yourspiritualtruth.com.

To arrange for a creativity workshop, class or retreat for your group, call (920) 230-1313 or email lauri@yourspiritualtruth.com.

Loneliness

Jun3

Today’s blog explores loneliness – the addictions and compulsions we indulge to either run from or avoid the spiritual pain of loneliness – the ultimate spiritual purpose of loneliness and how we can find its cure. (hint….the cure is in listening to what loneliness REALLY has to say to us!)

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Loneliness – the scourge of Western society

I sometimes think loneliness is the greatest scourge of Western society. Having lost our tribal connections, often separated from family and friends, we feel alone and adrift. Even more problematic, however, is our loss of connection with OURSELVES. This sense of separation from self (and others) is then experienced as a deep ache, an excruciating longing – often described as a “hole in the soul” that says, “I feel like there is something missing. Unaware of the true source and purpose of this aching loneliness, we seek outside ourselves for “the thing” that will fill this empty hole – or at the very least, ease the pain of longing. It is the outward search for the remedy to this pain which is the cause of all our compulsive, addictive, unhealthy behaviors and all the “isms” that plague our society. We drink, drug, eat, shop, consume, waste, abuse, acquire, collect, hoard, manipulate, control – all in an effort to avoid or numb the pang of loneliness. What would happen if instead of running from or trying to medicate our loneliness we stopped and listened to what our loneliness is trying to say to us? If we were brave enough to endure the pain of loneliness, for just a moment, and let our loneliness speak, what would s/he say?

Lauri Lumby provides support for your search for meaning, purpose and connection. To set up a one-on-one, private session, call (920) 230-1313 or email lauri@yourspiritualtruth.com.

Loneliness Speaks:

Why do you run from me? Why do you hide from my presence? Why do you grasp after fleeting and temporary things like food, drink, drugs, meaningless sex, empty relationships, material possessions, wealth, status and power as a way to avoid my calling or silence the sound of my voice? My task is not to harm. My mission is not to cause pain. My job is not to imprison. Rather, my cause is to heal. My hope to liberate. My vocation, you see, is only in compassionate and loving service to your SOUL. The loneliness that you feel is none other than the voice of your soul CALLING YOU HOME – calling you home to all the places within yourself where you feel separate – most importantly from yourself – your true self – the person God made you to be with all your gifts and passions SHINING and EMPLOYED for your fulfillment and for the benefit of humankind.

When you run from me, you are running from yourself. When you numb or silence me, you are imprisoning yourself. But….the Soul is persistent and will continue to seek your presence through loneliness, restlessness, impatience and pain until you PAY ATTENTION. So, next time you feel the pang of loneliness, I implore you not to run or numb but STOP. Pause for a moment and FEEL THE PAIN of loneliness. Then, give me your attention. Listen to where I am calling you. Seek the guidance of my voice. And say yes to your Soul CALLING YOU HOME. In giving me your attention, by listening to my voice you will hear your truth as it reveals your gifts, stirs up your passions and compels you to nurture and cultivate these gifts so that you will one day be empowered to make these gifts a priority in your life giving you the fulfillment you long for and in the meantime, benefitting the world. You were made for this purpose and your Soul will not rest until you fulfill its call….or forever be plagued with the pain of longing, loneliness, restlessness and discontent.

How will you respond to your loneliness?

Lauri Lumby provides support for your search for meaning, purpose and connection. To set up a one-on-one, private session, call (920) 230-1313 or email lauri@yourspiritualtruth.com.

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