Spirit and Soul

I've been away for a while. Over the last few years I've had some health issues that have left me with little energy for the "extra" stuff, like blogging. So, as part of my self-care I decided to put my blogging on the back burner for a while.

I do miss sharing in this space. And yet, I also feel like I've recently entered a whole new energetic space - a little deeper, perhaps even a bit less glittery. I've been thinking of it in terms of spirit/soul.

In chapter one of his book "Soul Mates" Thomas Moore discusses the ideas of soul and spirit, sharing what several writers, philosophers and psychologists have said about the two over the century. The soul, he writes, "involves itself in the stuff of this world, both people and objects." While spirit "wants to transcend these messy conditions of actual life to find some blissful or at least brighter experience, or an expresson of meaning that will take us away intellectually from the quagmire of actual existence."

Both of these strike chords with me. And if you've followed my writings, or worked with me as your coach, you'll know I've operated from a place of spirit - a place of brightness, bliss, delight and adventure. Over the last couple of years I feel like I have shifted into a more soulful place, and I'm noticing my language is shifting, too. I feel more grounded, more "everyday," and more in a place of journey and rich contemplation. And in a way, I feel like spirituality has become such an integrated part of my life that so much of what I focused on becoming, creating and integrating is now just who I am and how I live. There is a richness here that I never would have expected.

As I examine spirit and soul, my location between these two things, and where I'm headed, my coaching site and blog may undergo changes to reflect this personal transformation. I do hope you will join me in this soulful journey.