Spirituality For Ordinary People

We are living in very uncertain times as we continue to face the realities of the Corona Virus. We might be anxious and afraid. And we might have all kinds of voices or thoughts that tell us to "be strong" or to not feel certain ways. In response to this, I am sharing a short meditation that I wrote recently.Start with your feelingsAcknowledge how you feel and actually feel it.Don’t let voices creep in that tell you that you shouldn’t feel.“you shouldn’t be afraid”“you shouldn’t be anxious”“you shouldn’t be angry”“you should be crying”“you shouldn’t be over-reacting”“you shouldn’t be reacting at all”Stop all those words and pay attention to how you actually feel.Feel the place in your body that is reacting. The back of your throat maybetense shoulders perhapsPossibly the pit of your stomachDraw your attention to how you feel and where you feel it most.Now, know this deep truth:You are not aloneYou are not aloneYou are not aloneThere is one who loves you deeply and calls to you: “Come to me, you who are weary