Spirits In Peace Blog

At the moment of writing a spiritual poem, I do not necessarily seek to provide something that will be inspirational or motivational to the general population, although I certainly hope they will find it so upon its completion and publication. For me, writing about spirituality is a quiet and deeply centered experience, a calm oasis of Oneness amidst the hustle and bustle of ordinary life.

If I do not take the time for this on a regular basis, I suffer in body, mind, and spirit, and I suspect this holds true for most, although many might not be aware of the source of their aches and pains. When we disconnect, all manner of things go wrong on all levels. This is true for individuals, but also holds true in society.

It is easy to watch the news and ask ourselves, “What is the world coming to?” Crime abounds, sometimes committed by children these days, wars rage on despite the lessons history has taught us about “winners and losers,” and the planet is in a state of crisis. Sadly, much of our tragic global situation can be related to disconnection and alienation from spirituality, and I am not referring to church attendance here. I am referring to people becoming so involved in the day-to-day trivia of living and getting and spending that they forget to honour the Sacred Oneness of which we are all a part.

To lose touch with that Oneness is to lose one’s soul and in that process to lose all respect for other human beings and for the earth and its creatures. Then a person becomes filled with fear, self-protective, and greedy, and this also applies on a world-wide scale. If a society is composed of sick, fearful, greedy people, what can we expect of the nation they comprise? It is this universally pervasive sickness and greed that leads to our wars and to disrespect for the planet.

But One is always there; it does not go away simply because people neglect matters of soul and spirit. So many fear God, when God is in fact Love, and we all have access to that Love and are all part of Oneness Even those who commit the heinous crimes of which we read area a part of it; they have simply lost their way and become disconnected from their own spirituality.

Peace cannot and will not arrive when people are in a state of physical suffering, mental confusion, and spiritual disconnectedness.

A few quiet moments each day can bring about great inner peace; peace on a global scale will arrive when the individuals who make up the world’s population become calm and quiet within. From a position of inner peace we are able to touch others with its Light.

I do hope my spiritual poetry may touch someone, give someone pause to reflect, and to take that quiet moment.