Saturday, September 23, 2006

The Cathedral of The Human Spirit ...



I a Robert Fulghum book I've been reading recently, he made mention of keeping the living flame with the cathedral of the human spirit ... it caused me to pause and say: "Hmmm ..."

What is this Cathedral of the Human Spirit?

Where do we find it?

How do we care for it?

I spent some time reflecting on it:

It is built with the stones of our lives ... stones piled in love, stones dropped in frustration, stones gathered and cast aside ...

It is built one moment at a time ...

It is built of our memories and our wounds ...

It is mortared with our tears and our blood ...

It is built of our achievements and our set backs ...

It is built of our broken hearts and skinned knees ...

It is built of our celebrations and our sorrows ...

It is mortared with our sweat and our love ...

It is built of our joys and our frustrations...

It is built of our angers and our happiness ...

It is built of one day at a time ... one moment ... one experience at a time ...

It is mortared with our emotions and our relationships ...

Some are lofty and filled with life ... ringing with music throughout their vast open spaces ...

Some are small and low ... dark, enclosed places that are secluded and quiet ...

Some are ornate ... some are plain ...

All are unfinished ... a work in progress ...

They are where we find meaning and where we build our meanings ...

They are our sanctuary and our refuge, our home and our haven ...

The Cathedral of the Human Spirit are the places where our souls sing, our heart dances, and where we create and recreate our reality from our dreams and visions ...

The Cathedral of the Human Spirit is the place that holds our sacred flame of life ...

... the place that warms our hearts and illumines our soul ...

Have you visited yours lately?

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