This morning as I was doing my brutal time at the gym, I wondered what other people’s perceptions of “being Spiritual” really are.  Being what I consider to be a reasonably spiritual person, and having both taken and taught spiritual development classes in the past, my mind wondered about what other people might define a Spiritual person as being.  What might they expect them to act like, look like and behave like.  In other words, who is it exactly that Spiritual Enlightenment Seekers are seeking to become?

I know that I've had many varying descriptions of "spiritual people" over the last 20 years or so of my own; most of which are constantly being challenged, torn down and updated.

As I pondered this question, I realized that I’ve met quite a few really marvelous spiritual people during the course of my life.  Many of the people who have impressed me as being very spiritual, probably wouldn’t think themselves to be worthy of that title. 

You see, what I deem "spiritual people" are all incredibly human too.  They aren't saints or sinners, just somewhere in-between.

Does being Spiritual mean you have to be religious?  I don't believe so.  Religion is quite often a faith based denomination that has a set of specific guidelines that are outlined in their charters and from which their parishioners are expected to adhere to.  Spiritual has no rules that I know of, other than perhaps a belief in a Higher Power.

Therefore, there are many religious people who are very Spiritual, and probably many who aren't.  There are also many non-religious people who are very Spiritual, and again, many who aren't.  Being spiritual isn't restricted to or from religions.  It is entirely something in a category of its own.

And at the same time, I realize that my description of being spiritual would most likely be very different from many other people's descriptions.  Perception being what it is.

For me, spirituality simply “is”.  It’s something we can spend the rest of our lives trying to become, however, I believe in the very core of us, we are already that which we seek.

So many people have asked me recently to teach a course on spirituality, and I've been really mulling that over.  I wonder how is it possible to teach someone to become something they already are?

Perhaps though, through the sharing of my carefully honed abilities and the insights and experiences I have had because of them, I can help you become more psychic, more empathetic, perhaps quieter and more peaceful.  I can teach you how to raise your vibrations to a level you may more easily be able to contact spirit, along with finding a way to be happy with what you currently are while eagerly searching for more.  Perhaps I may even be able to share that one nugget of information or training that can help you live your life with more faith or simply find “your purpose”. 

So in essence, I believe that my goal is to help you discover and expand upon that which you already are through ideas, philosophies, exercises, hands-on experience and
magical expectations.  Just know that in my mind, if there were a way to measure spirituality, I believe that you may already be more spiritual than I, there's just no way of knowing. 

I will simply help you uncover latent talents, polish off old dreams and find your way through this spiritual-psychic-metaphysical maze via my own well worn footpaths.

This morning I also realized as I was walking around the track, headphones on and Pat Benatar blaring in my head, that even though I believe myself to be very spiritual, I might not be at all what you would expect me to be in my daily life.  Nor are many of the spiritual people that I know. 

What people often expect of the person they label "spiritual", is a kind of surreal and somewhat detached kind of existence in my opinion.  And through my sharing I want you to understand that you don't have to be any certain way, you just have to feel a certain way.

You see I love being human.  I love feeling my feelings.  I love digging in the dirt, having a really great and sometimes heated discussion, and getting lost in a movie and experiencing those dejavu moments through music.

I believe the complexities of every human being are what make us fascinating creatures.  And I believe that often what we consider to be our weak spots are really the seasonings that give us our Spice.  I like Spice. 

I also love old Rock ‘N Roll music and laughing hysterically at really bad jokes.  I experience frequent, but fairly mild road rage and quite often I say words that people would definitely not expect someone spiritual to say.  But I enjoy it all.  I LIVE LOUDLY!

So what does being spiritual mean to me?  It means deep inside being a really good person.  A person who might yell at the crazy driver from the privacy of my own car, yet if they needed my help, I’d be the first to offer it.  It means listening to Pat Benatar’s “All Fired Up” and being nearly moved to tears though the penetrating insight of this fairly loud rock song.  It also means not always being the nicest person in the world, but definitely a kind one....a shoulder in a storm.  It means turning things over to God, but only after I’ve spent some time stewing it over first. And quite often really messing it up.  It means believing that what I put out will come back to me and that things will always get better…having faith in the unseen!

Sure, there are people who are fabulously and purely spiritual, Sai Baba, Yogananda, and Buddha being just a few examples.  Yet there are many more people who are not so highly evolved or extremely dedicated to a “pure” life, who are also very spiritual…because their hearts are spiritual.

I remember hearing Iyanla Vanzant speak on Oprah years ago about what she believed to be the different levels of spirituality.  She spoke of how she felt she would never reach the highest levels because “she liked shoes too much”.  I completely get that!

I don’t strive to be perfect, whatever perfect is.  I don’t hold myself to such a high standard that I always feel guilty because I never achieve it.  I allow myself many indulgences and I expect myself to make at least one mistake a day….usually more.  You should too.

Yet because I do have such a wide variety of experiences and teachings in the areas of the mind, body and soul, I do believe these are the things that are worth sharing with you.  Often through the sharing alone, you will perhaps find something of purpose that you can use to become more of who you already are.  I think that’s what people really want; direction, passion, excitement, fulfillment and a purpose. 

I think you’re probably already spiritual enough…you just may not know it yet. If I’m wrong, if there really is something you feel is more spiritual about me that I can share with you, please let me know.  I just remember a long time ago one of my teachers told me to never put her up on a pedestal, because then she’d only have to fall sometime in the future. 

The same is true for me.  I’m a very spiritual person with a little bit of what I call “red” still alive and well deep inside of my soul….and I like it that way!

I believe that what we so often perceive as our inadequacies or our faults, are really what makes us human.  And how wonderful is that!  I’d rather be human than almost anything else I can think of.  Sure angels, spirit guides and gurus are great.  I truly appreciate their purity, their purpose and their position.  But I’d rather be me living this crazy life, in this sometimes exhilarating, sometimes excruciating world, more than anything else I can think of.

Maybe that’s what I can share with you….how to just love your life, faults and all.  How to discover abilities you’re passionate about and how to allow a little breath back into your world so that you can just be enough for you.  And sometimes, from my own experiences, I have found that it takes someone else showing us how.  Even though it should be simple, it doesn't mean it's always easy.

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