Four things, ways of being, of considering or doing things. They all have good things inherent in what they can bring to each of us, but there can be terrible things come as a consequence too.
Today I have done more, physically, than I usually do, with walking, and carrying things too. Mentally, I’ve had to thing about the best ways to do things, and offer my opinion about things getting done. Emotionally, I have been feeling very satisfied and also grateful about what I’ve been involved in doing today. Hmm, spiritually …
This is the one that has puzzled me a little, in life. I am not a religious person, not at all. I consider myself an Atheist, and Humanist and I love Nature a lot. But at what level of loving Nature might spirituality come into things? I believe in the science of Nature, not some God, not at all.
And I do good things for people when and if I can, and I am involved in my community too, doing various ‘good things’. I am a Stoic too, or do my best to have a Stoic attitude to life, and try to follow the words of the great Stoic Marcus Aurelius, as much as possible. I believe the best thing for us all, is to strive to be the best person, community member, and citizen we can be. Believing in Good, is that spiritual?
This is one meaning of Spiritual: Collins dictionary says, “Spiritual means relating to people’s thoughts and beliefs, rather than to their bodies and physical surroundings.” Hmm, yes, I can certainly say, on that definition, I could call myself spiritual. Some other, more New Age definitions say things about seeking, or having a deeper understanding of what ‘life’ is really all about, going further than the merely physical.
My own life has some limitations caused by the chronic illness I have lived with for over ten years. Multiple Sclerosis slows me down, and has at times been responsible for me having to slow down almost to a complete stop, such as the time last year that I tripped and fell, breaking my right ankle. There was noting to trip over, I just tripped. Again. This was the worst time.
When I was unable to do much at all, I spent a lot of time sitting around, right foot up, and resting. I also did quite a bit of thinking, and I actually wrote and had published a poetry collection, title ‘Angles on Ankles’. I the book, I don’t bemoan my awful bad luck, I just look at various things from a new perspective, relating to what it’s like to have a broken ankle.
I’ve sold copies of this book to others who have had broken ankles too, and they’ve loved my poems. I’ve also produced a book about sexual abuse, and child abuse in other forms too, as well as a memoir all about Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The sexual abuse book is titled ‘damaged children, Precious Gems’. The MS book title is ‘Mick Jane and Me, Living Well with MS’. All of these books are available for purchase, if you’re interested in having copies.
This is where you can request copies – books. The cost of these books is subject to change, and if you leave a comment here, we can discuss the possible cost. Basically, the costs for producing, and having printed the copies I have for possible purchase, have all been covered (paid for) already, and connecting with people is more important than the money side of things. Covering cost of postage, and a little bit more is usually enough.
So tell me why you’d like to have a copy, and I’ll send it to you, for not that much money at all. Is that a spiritual thing, perhaps, doing things for a greater good? Sharing words with others, making connections rather than cash, these are important things, money is merely a tool to do the things I want, and feel the need to do …
Anyway, that’s a bit about me, feel free to leave a comment, telling me a little bit about who you are, and what you thing, feel, believe. Personally, I believe that when I die, that’s it, I’m dead and all gone, apart from the people who remember me, and the things I did and said. That is enough for me.
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 