spiritual cleaning

Coralina's picture

On our spiritual path for personal growth and healing ...I have found that sometimes it is necessary to look back at one's past and do a little spiritual house cleaning of the soul ~

I did that this year by looking back at some of the websites I participated in many years ago~ After reading my past posts on these sites (comments I left over five years ago) ... I realized that I am no longer the same person that wrote those words ~

I contacted these sites and asked to have my comments and picture removed ~ There was no hard feelings for I explained that spiritually I am no longer the same person that wrote those comments ...All of my comments were positive and enthusiastic in nature but my interests and priorities have changed now ~ I wished them well and thanked them for all the wonderful memories ~

I intuitively felt I did the right thing and it uplifted my spirit ~

Maybe some of your have had similar experiences but it did help me heal and better focus on my current path and future growth ~

Chica's picture

a change

Coralina,
Your post only made me to look at myself, as I am also trying to do this “inside” cleaning job. Maybe in a few years, I will also find that I might have said things here that will not correspond with who I am at that moment in time, as I only hope to be better than I am now. I have come across a little fable by Paul Coelho, that took me back an idea that I took from this post, and I wanted to share it with you if I may:

"The master said: "When we sense that the time has come for a change, we begin -- unconsciously -- to run the tape again, to view every defeat we have experienced until then. "And, of course, as we grow older, our number of difficult moments grows larger. But, at the same time, experience provides us with better means of overcoming those defeats, and of finding the path that allows us to go forward. We have to play that second tape on our mental VCR, too. "If we only watch the tape of our defeats, we become paralyzed. If we only watch the tape of our successes, we wind up thinking we are wiser than we really are. "We need both of those tapes."

Coralina's picture

balance

Very true and wise Chica ~ We do need both tapes for life is a challenge ~ If all our roads were smooth we would tend to take the smooth roads for granted ... It is the difficulties we face and overcome that teaches us to appreciate our blessings ~ As Sevara wrote about earlier - we need balance and learn to live from our center ~