Martin Luther King Day 2014

Challenge 9, Part 1: Wholeness

Sometimes, I believe that in order to truly be a whole person, you are required to fall to bits first.  That's what gives you the chance to discover all your shadows and corners of, so you can clean out the things that aren't serving you, and put yourself back together so you're an even better, more complete, version of you.

For me, that falling apart bit has been somewhat easy, and all to common.  This time, though, I've got a great team helping me put the pieces back together. Wouldn't be able to do it without them!

Arielle's Word-of-the-Day: SOUL

June Blog Challenge Day 23: SOUL

I am at a loss of words when it comes to the word for today.  Looking into the depths of my soul is not something I am able to do yet.  Instead, I'm borrowing the words of others.  Each of the quotes speak to me, to my soul, so while they aren't my words, they are filling in for the time being.

Thank you to the great minds who originally spoke these words.  In doing so, you shared a little bit of your soul, and inspired mine.

Prompt: We all have a soul. Sometimes it can be hard to reach. Sometimes our soul is what keeps us grounded.  Sometimes it’s what keeps us afraid. Sometimes we can’t find it. Talk about your soul.

Week 15: Higher Power?

I'll admit it.  I struggle with the concept of a "higher power" of any kind.

Don't get me wrong, I know that there is definitely magic out there.  I mean, what makes the seasons change?  How is it possible that no matter what happens, the sun always rises, no matter how rough the previous day was?  No matter how long and cold winter is, summer always comes.  No matter how hard it rains, it always stops.  The trees always bud in the spring, the flowers always bloom, the grass always turns green (sometimes 
after a bit of time in the shades of brown!) and the sky is always a beautiful blue at least a few months out of the year.  (On that same note, though, somehow kids end up sick with cancer, disease takes the youngest, the nicest, the hardest working, good things happen to bad people...)

And something makes that change happen.  Each and every change.  It really makes you think...

Some people call it a higher power, some people call it Allah, or Adoni, or Brhama or Vishnu or any number of names.  Some people believe that higher power comes from one, some people believe it comes from many, and believe it or not, some people believe that it comes from their coffee cup.

I guess for me, it doesn't matter what anyone else believes in, it doesn't even matter what I believe in.  It just matters that there is something for everyone.  It just matters that you believe... however you need to, whatever form it takes...