Not Having A Human Experience

The Pierre Teilhard de Chardin quote “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience” is one that I come back to again and again.

Today we are going to tap to help keep our time on earth in perspective.

When Our Goals Feel Unreasonable
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It’s really easy to get caught up in the day-to-day…It’s really easy to get caught up in the physical world…It’s really easy to get caught up into what is happening right now…And amidst the daily chaos…Amidst the daily grind…I find myself in a spot…Where I’m trying to carve out space…To be present to my soul…And to be present to my eternal self…It’s good that I make these strides…It’s good that I put importance on these things…But if you were looking at me from the outside…You would almost believe my spiritual self…Is an important second thought…Is an important afterthought…For my physical moment and physical presence takes precedence…I give myself permission to recognize…I am a spiritual being…Who happens to be in the physical world for a moment…A moment I want to take advantage of…But when I remember I’m a spiritual being…Who is having this momentary experience…It helps me to place moment to moment in context…It helps me to recognize what is truly important…It helps me to recognize how I need to interact…I take this moment to re-remind myself…I am a spiritual being having a physical moment…I am a spiritual being having a physical manifestation…And it’s not the other way around…This moment is important…My physical self is important…But those are tools for my spiritual being…I am a spiritual being having a physical experience.