Bold seeker of truth!

Ever notice how people dread discussing the truth about life, spirituality or God? Their fear usually comes out as, "I never talk about that" or "Some things we're not supposed to know." Someone once told me that they didn’t see the point in talking about all that spiritual stuff. They quickly cut off any probing of who they are and why they're here.

How strange that people who are brave in everyday affairs tend to cringe and cower when asked to think about the reasons and powers behind their existence! Yet, what could be more urgent than to face your own reality? I used to be one of those people who did not want to explore the inner workings of myself and what made me tick but I was all too quick to try and figure out another person. Concentrating on someone else kept me from concentrating on me and my inner world.
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Humanity's spiritual jitters often stem from centuries of reliance on designated spokesmen who are said to be anointed or divinely appointed, or inspired, or trained in theology and who we are not allowed to question. Adding to our plight are society's cruel traditions of rewarding mass conformity and mocking original thinkers. Yet I ask you where would humanity be if it were not for original thinkers? We would most certainly be thinking that the world is still flat. The truth of the matter is that God talks to all of us in many different ways. God may communicate with a scientist for example by giving him a dream with a solution to an experiment. God speaks to a mother through her heart by giving her the feeling that she needs to check on her child suddenly. God may speak to a gardener by letting him know to hold off planting for another week. God communicates with me every day. You do not have to be ordained or anointed to hear God. Each and every one of us in special and chosen by God.
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This is a new day. Everyone has the right to know the secrets of the universe. Best of all is the stunning news that every person is capable of knowing the most awesome truths and the most loving principles. That includes you. God gave that right to access knowledge and communion to each and everyone of us. God also gave us free will and the right to make choices in our lives.

To make the leap from spiritual cry baby to bold seeker of truth requires self examination. In quiet moments you must ask yourself what you really believe. Be willing to tolerate question marks in your search till you find answers that are perfect for you even if it takes years and years. The search is sweeter than you can imagine. Remember that last time you learned something new that empowered you life? Your life changed in a profound way. It felt good. It might have been that you mastered learning to drive or passed that exam. Knowledge is power.
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Plunge your mind into the finest ideas ever put on paper, or spoken to you directly or through various communications and media, or overheard in conversations among strangers. Make it your business to become familiar with the noblest thoughts of any age, any writer or speaker and any culture. Seek and you will find. Go to seminars. Attend meetings of “New Age Thinking”, spiritual teachers and healers and find out for yourself what is going on instead of mocking something you have absolutely no knowledge of. Transformational and inspiring teaching is going on every day somewhere. If it doesn’t sit well with you then move on and keep seeking and learning. It will not be wasted time. It will not be in vain. When you are doing this kind of seeking your inner voice will guide you to and away from whatever is necessary. Trust this.


No finer hobby could be found than to gather the wisdom of the world around you. There is tons of literature just waiting to be tapped. There is philosophy, religion, psychology, self-growth, cellular biology, quantum physics, self-realization, spirituality and higher awareness, to name just a few. Wisdom comes in many flavors so to speak, poetry, theology, essays, scriptures, drama, comedy, satire, healing work, the arts and spiritual practices such as Gratitude, Meditation and Forgiveness. Read, study and check it all out for yourself. When I started studying, it became a hunger within to know more. The more I knew and understood the hungrier I was to learn more and more.

Test all spiritual concepts to see if they work for you. Let's say you've heard of something called the Inner Kingdom. Find out all you can about it, but more importantly make up your mind that if such a glorious kingdom exists, you intend to find it and claim it as your own. Sure, this is scary. Of course, you'll be tempted to give up along the way. Giving up should never be an option on your spiritual quest.

Be a tough critic of all you find no matter the glowing reputation or fame of the speaker or writer. Teach yourself to know the difference between myth and proof. Inch along, with tiny tasks and not so timid steps. Go forward, not backward. Be proud of your quest. I had no problem telling any person that I was on a spiritual journey. It felt good. I would share what I had learned if asked and well, the rest is history.

Finally, turn your search into success.
You don't want to be a self-help junkie reading your life away and never lifting your own heart and soul. After your investigation comes a time of grace when you rise above books and arguments. There comes a time when you put into practice all you have learned, then almost without you noticing something vital has changed within. When you do notice it means you are starting to really understand what you have learned and developed your own value system based on what you think not on what others tell you to think.

The time to just glide through life has come and gone. It is time to be bold. It is time to understand that prior conditioning and so called truths that you learned as a child may not be truth at all. It is time to sift the flour of your past. If something is absolutely not working…change it.
You respect all worthy ideas, learned or lowly, and see how uneducated words of insight ascend to the same literary heaven with equal standing as the thoughts and teachings of spiritual celebrities. You make peace with conflicting scholars, scientists and saviors. Standing atop the knowledge of the ages you add your own voice to the crowd with new words that are your contribution to the eternal quest. Each and every one of us has a voice and our own personal truth to add to the mixture of wisdom out there. God wants to hear your voice too! God desires every voice to ring boldly into the universe.
“It should be shared.”

What's the payoff? Is it worth all the trouble? After all to succeed means you probably have to spend periods of time alone to ponder the great issues of life. You have to deal with destiny one-on-one with nobody to hold your hand or go in your place. Peace is the pay-off. Fear is a rare visitor to your mental energy. God will catch you if you stumble. The biggest payoff will be when you share with someone how your life has changed and they start to become a bold seeker too!

Truth is the payoff and that may or may not pay the bills or eliminate your worries but it sure makes everything easier and sweeter. Truth is its own fantastic reward. You will know that when you find it. My parents used to tease us sometimes when we wanted to know something. They would say, “you’ll know someday.” So, I am saying you will know someday. Hang in there and be a bold seeker. In order to fully find something you must first seek. Knock and the door will be opened. Seek and you shall find. The day will come that you will be filled with a feeling that becomes normal for you. Enjoy it. It is called peace. God will bless you and you will know what Grace feels like. This is just something to think about.

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