#Spiritual

Being #Spiritual...it's all the rage these days isn't!? And why not huh!? Here's a little a something talking about how to find what's right for you and how when we all come together with our own indiviual interpretations - true Magic can be found!

Transcript

Hello.

I'm giving this talk today just to talk about something which it seems to keep on coming up quite a lot at the moment and personally speaking it's a cause of frustration,

Humour and encouragement all in one.

What does it mean to be spiritual?

And I entitled this talk hashtag spiritual because it's become a bit of a movement hasn't it?

It's become a bit of a buzzword,

You know,

Spiritual.

On the one hand it's really good because it's a bit of a replacement for maybe the dogma and the right and wrong of religions as people rediscover that there is a deeper meaning to life,

That there is a depth which they can access in the world around them but also within themselves.

But also you know we like to move in herds don't we?

And the more I think about it I don't actually think there's anything wrong with that but what I see and what I've struggled with is that sometimes the personal interpretation might get lost a bit.

We live in a time where the whole world is being redefined.

A simple example might be the rise in vegan diets.

Now I'm not even going to talk about whether that's right or wrong,

I've explored that myself but what I would like to raise is the fact that if we look for this one-size-fits-all prescriptive way of looking at the world maybe some of our own individuality is going to be lost.

If we all went vegan tomorrow how would the world cope?

Would it actually be able to deal with that change?

It's such a great example.

You've got millions of animals across the world in farms,

What would suddenly happen to them?

How would we find the land to grow all of those plant-based foods?

How would we deal with the closure of butchers and dairy farmers all across the world?

Now I'm not saying these are wrong or right.

My point is change does have to be gradual and I think sometimes that's lost in the whole hashtag spiritual movement where somebody might post a picture of them with a crystal on Instagram and suddenly you know they've made it.

You know their chakras are clear and that's it,

They're done,

They're enlightened.

I've even had people say to me you know ever since I become enlightened in 2012 and I I've learned to take it with a pinch of salt.

What I do know from my own experience is that that opening up into awareness is almost spiral in nature.

That what is right for you one day won't be right for you the next and what one day will be your poison will in fact turn out to be your medicine.

I think as humans and from my perspective souls choosing to live a human experience on this plane that we call Earth,

We get a little bit messy when it comes to time.

You know we think of it as a real A to B process and in that way you can see how I adopt this philosophy and therefore I'm going to be the shiny bright happy new person.

I don't think it always works like that.

Well I know from my own experience for me that it doesn't work like that.

We have shared problems don't we such as the environment,

Such as equality and what it means to be alive and free in this time.

Do you think it's really reasonable that we should all have the same idea of what that is to look like?

I don't,

Certainly not.

And I feel it a shame really because that work is difficult,

Two people talking from two different sides of the coin and it's becoming more and more difficult as the world likes to take sound bites from each other's arguments and use it as weapons against them,

Vilify them.

I think it's so healthy to remember that we're all souls and that we're all part of God or spirit or the divine or whatever other word you might use.

So surely all of our interpretations are valid to some respect and more importantly surely all of our interpretations and energies are part of an evolution.

They're not static.

I welcome you just to take a look back at your own life.

Say the last 12 months.

Do you feel the same about yourself as you did 12 months ago?

Do you feel the same about the world as you did 12 months ago?

Now let's look at the last week.

The changes might not be as radical but they're just as subtly powerful.

What have you learned in the last week?

How do you now look differently upon the world?

My bet is that it's changed quite a lot and I know in my own life even day to day at the moment with the way things seem to be speeding up my perspectives can be radically changed.

Even taking that notion of different perspectives I look with inside myself.

There's a loving part,

There's a happy part,

There's an angry part,

There's a jealous part.

What am I to do with those?

Am I to fight them,

Label them as unsatisfactory or improper or immoral?

Or am I actually to kind of listen to them?

Delve a little deeper.

Find out what's true for me.

The point or message of this little talk,

If there is one,

Is to be hashtag spiritual but to know what that is for you.

Don't think that there's only one way to do it.

Don't feel in yourself that there's only one way to do it.

Take meditation.

You can teach meditation all day long and it's great.

I love it.

I absolutely love it and it's changed my life immensely.

But so many people say to me I meditate in different ways.

I cook,

I walk the dog,

I go to the beach,

I garden,

I make love.

It's about time,

With regards to that,

When we think about the words meditation and spiritual,

To start thinking of them as verbs instead of static things.

They are experiences and everything you choose to experience is spiritual.

It is all part of this grand makeup that we call life,

This gift.

My hope and intention is that continues to flower open but I welcome you all and I welcome your comments too because I'm still learning about all of this,

As to how we can kind of get everybody involved.

Not build fences but break them down and let all viewpoints be heard in a safe space where people can vent their anger,

Allow their jealousy to come out and be heard,

Least of all by themselves,

So they might understand it better and ultimately we might just all understand what it means to be spiritual a little bit better.

I hope this was the food for thought I intended it to be.

Bless you for listening.

Thank you for taking your time and yeah just know that you're amazing,

Just the way you are.

The world needs you.

That's why you came here.

Your particular slice of the pie of divine shines brightly within you,

Forever connected and always at home.

Feel at home in yourself and the world's your oyster.

Speak to you again soon.

Bye for now.

Reviews

I needed to her this today, after witnessing a Christian death with prayers and blessings and anointing,
it make me wonder a lot about faith and my own spiritual life.

Thank you Oliver for this reminder. I agree with your comments. I love being with nature and connecting with people. Just a smile can change someone’s day. 🌻🦋🙏

Yes 🙌🏻 good listen. I’m off to be #spiritual now 😄

This felt like it was targeting me and what I needed to hear in this exact moment. I feel so inspired and will be listening to this many more times

I’m not sure why I like it so much but I did. It gave me a sense of “ I’m doing good”, even though I am not doing the same thing as everyone else.

Interesting discussion

Thanks for that.

Sooo right on!!! 🕉

☺️ I am so grateful to hear this today. You articulated what I aspire to embody and therefore teach and share every day. Balance and each of our own evolving beautiful lives contribute to the magnificent whole!!! ♥️♥️♥️💫

Thank You, Oliver!! It is so interersting that I had the exact same thought recently, since I have some vegan friends. And some of my friends thinks it is "soooo boooring" to meditate - and then I usually respond with "yes, some people think so. So what do you like to do?"
"Oh! I drift away when I /paint /clean/cook.."
And then I say (giggle) :
"Oh, so you DO meditate! How wonderful to drift away and feel completely in the
"now" when ...! "

This morning I posted a picture, right after a meditation by you. My dog layed on her back the entire time, and she probably felt my calmness. I called the pic
"Morning Meditation" and all my friends has put a thumbs up, not really knowing that that was what really had happened. I will continue spreding the word like this.. Eventually maybe someone gets curious. Or not. Doesn't matter, actually, all living has the right to be who they are and live in peace in that on this marvelous planet.
Thank you, love & light
Anna

This is what I needed to hear... so beautiful!

Interesting, true. No rules, inclusion, I love the setting intentions and yes we are all G-d... together whether vegan or carnivores!

Peaceful...thank you!

A very good listen. Makes you think.

Wow, your words are SO inspiring, Oliver! You’re such a beautiful, humble and blessed soul.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us.
Peace and light to you 🙏🏼✨🌷🙌🏼

This was so calming, so relatable... one of my favourite talks so far! Thank you! ❤

Absolutely spot on. Thank you for so clearly articulating something I have been unable to adequately define for myself and express to others. I will be sending this brief talk to a number of people I know, and have bookmarked it accordingly. Thank you so very much for sharing this with all of us here. I see the light in you. 🤲❤️🤲

Very insightful. Thank you.💖🙏

Open minded. Love it!

Perfect. Thankyou 💖💖💖💖💖💖