Soulful Sundays

Sundays is considered a day of rest for many people and has traditionally involved some form of religious observation. Although it has been a while since I have attended church on Sunday mornings, I find peaceful satisfaction in nurturing my spirit and spirituality on Soulful Sundays. As Sundays have become a day where I tend to my heart’s desire, it can’t help but be a day of rest for me.

It is a day where I get in touch with my spirit and what may be lacking; I restore my energy and my consciousness in order to live in possibility each and every day. It is a vital part of the process to have one day for such self-care. Sundays have been it fore me for the past 5 years.

I have a number of books and meditation CDs that I use to help in this process. On fair weather days I head to the beach, to my Quiet Space. When I am able to relax my body and mind, my spirit gets revitalized. It often needs this because of Sinful Saturdays!! As I let myself go into indulgence on Saturday, the order of business on Soulful Sunday starts with forgiveness for whatever I have chosen throughout the week that may not have been in alignment with my vision of success. Allowing myself the room to deviate in advance (part of the Sinful Saturday plan) makes this much easier than in the past but is still important and leads to full self-acceptance.

Today, in particular, I had to forgive myself for a number of disempowering thoughts that I experienced yesterday. As much as I try to avoid them, the Universe tests me like everyone else and leaves me in a state of victimhood now and then. In order to regain ground, I first recognize where I have traveled, let the feelings surface, and then focus on how I am being. If I were not BEING a state ripe for victimhood, I would not have attracted those circumstances that me made feel disempowered. I use this analysis as an opportunity to learn. I forgive myself for going to that dark place, regardless of how long it lasted, and being to create anew. It is remarkable, with hindsight, how we give up our power to such trivial things. The fact is that it does happen to each of us, and the quicker we are able to acknowledge and recover, the less often it will happen and the less destructive it will.

How are you nurturing your spirit on this Soulful Sunday? Will you take the time to examine your thoughts and actions and forgive any ‘trespasses’? Be the change you want to see in your world. It is an ‘inside job’ after all.

My day has been spent with my two wonderful children. After sleeping in, we broke up the raining day with a bridal shower (we all won door prizes!), a trip to Chapters, and some quiet relaxation. For me, that meant meditation, reading and writing. For them, it meant reading and playing. This evening will be a little more lively with our weekly Dance Dance Revolution competition on the Wii. Our Soulful Sundays are filled with different activities that nurture various parts of our spirit with relaxed expressions of creativity, alone time and togetherness. It is a great way to wind up the week and prepare ourselves for the return of Magnificent Monday.

I have enjoyed this day in ways that I could not before. Now that I consciously decide how I will spend my time. It is how I live my life on purpose. Involving the children in this pursuit makes them more conscious as well. It is my way of teaching them about choice, forgiveness and empowerment. It is a Lesson Learned that I choose to impart on my children and anyone I touch because I see the power of possibility in each of us.

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