Soul-Seeking
By: Ann Litts
Tags: Spirituality, Aging, Life, Life Lessons, Self-awareness

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I look in my mirror much more these days. I notice my eyes — the sparkle grows. I notice the lines on my face — all there because I have laughed my way through Life — The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. I notice my hair — silvery, radiant with purple magik — daring anyone to believe I am ordinary. I look at my body — soft in all the places my daughters, granddaughters, and friends need her to be — to hold them close when the storms of Life rattle their foundations.

I realized today— I rarely see another Human’s ‘form’. It might be because of my nurse’s training. Or perhaps it’s the woo-woo I carry around with me which tunes me into frequencies and vibrations — my intuition at long last kicking in. Or maybe, it’s as simple as this — living Life has changed what I see — the kaleidoscope of experience provides new colors and shapes. A wider view with a better perspective.

I can’t be certain. I only know this. The ‘substance’ I notice when I encounter my fellow Humans comes from within them. It’s not the stuff their Vessels are made up of anymore.

Seeing beyond another’s external presentation — beyond their Vessel in this world is not natural for most of us. Our Mind and cultural conditioning usually kick in and we begin putting “Others” into categories. A sorting process we learned as toddlers. By color, by size, by shape, by species to make sense of Our World.

If we are ever to dissolve the barricades we erect unconsciously and discover The Truth regarding the sacred connective-ness of Life On Earth — we must overcome this. We have to get past looking at the exterior form of a thing/person/place. We have to learn to see its Soul.

The longer I have lived — the easier Soul-Seeking has become for me.

It begins with the face we see in the mirror. When we begin to see past Our Vessel and widen our perception to accept All. The. Things we know about who we are. It expands when we look at ourselves with love and compassion and allow it to fill up and overflow onto All. The. People who pass through our lives. It culminates when the very first inclination we have is to recognize the places we are ‘One’ with All. The. Things. Everyone. Everything. Everywhere.

How different Our World would be if we could pull this off! We could see so many things! They would practically shout at us! Can you just imagine?

The Love between Humans as they build a Life together — regardless of what their Vessels are. Gender/Race/Religion — there would be no obstacles for them to overcome.

The Wholeness of Spirit as Humanity stopped demanding there is only One Spiritual path to The Divine. No more Wars over The Stairway To Heaven.

The Oneness of a Humanity struggling with survival across all man-made borders. No Borders. No Barriers. No Boundaries. No Walls.

The Gift of Peace to our Fellow Travelers in Life. No need for creatures or plants to be placed on a list to avoid their extinction at the Hand of Man.

The Honorable Stewardship of Gaia — lovingly cared for — Her Soul at rest — not tortured — as we pass Her forward — healthy and well to future generations.

Souls. Everyone, Everything has one. Try to remember this the next time you look at yourself in the mirror. The next time you are faced with a decision to see a Soul or look at Vessel.

Become a Soul-Seeker.

Namaste.