Where do we find deeper meaning in life? Where to we find profound experiences in the mundane? If you’ve read some of my other blogs and articles, you may well know that one thing that I feel is a curse in the world we’ve created, is the loss of connection. We can point to that loss as being directly responsible for some of our societal ills, and a contributing factor in many more. Loss of connection can easily be seen in things like mental health statistics in our nation as well as increasing hostilities and hate among different groups. What might be surprising is that I also believe things like our worker shortages and supply chain problems are also a result of breakdowns in connection. Seeking to find connection is, in my opinion, one of the keys to elevating even our daily lives to that of the spiritual. But what does that word connection mean? The answer to that is different for each individual, but I offer this following series of posts in an attempt to at least shed light on what connection meant to our ancestors, and what it should hopefully mean to you as well.

To get started, take a moment to write down the questions below, or DOWNLOAD THIS PDF and keep it with you for a day or two. Take some time throughout the day to honestly answer the questions in a journal or on another piece of paper. As you start to read through the questions, you will start to see some of the topics that I’ll be discussing in future posts. As you’re doing this small assignment, you might start to feel something uncomfortable in the pit of your stomach. It’s hard to look at these questions without reading meaning into them and then taking it one step farther and trying to read meaning into your own life. Quite often, people start to get depressed as the list of things they haven’t done start to stack up. That said, however, these questions are only meant as a starting point. If you do experience that uncomfortable feeling, please understand that you are not alone. We, as a society, have not only allowed this to happen, but have, in some respects, promoted this kind of disconnect. If this was a solitary problem amongst one person (the person staring back at you in the mirror), then it wouldn’t be a story at all. Also please understand that finding connection and a deeper meaning in life doesn’t mean addressing every one of the topics on this list. Finding the spiritual in life means first acknowledging the problems, and then doing one little thing today that you didn’t do yesterday to bring you one step closer to that spiritual center.

So, with all of that said, take a moment to copy these questions or download the PDF, put it someplace where you can easily access it throughout the day, plan a few extra minutes throughout the day to answer the questions, love yourself throughout the day, and then CLICK HERE to learn how you can start taking those little steps forward.

Questions to Ponder

• Did you wake up this morning by an alarm? Was the sun up? If not, did you watch it rise? Did you take note of where the sun was throughout the day? Do you know which way the wind was blowing today? Was it raining or snowing? Did you watch the sunset or notice what time it got dark? Will you go to bed tonight at a specified time, or whenever you get tired?
• Who was the first person you had contact with today? Was there physical contact; hug, kiss, intimacy? How well do you know that person? Throughout the day, how many people do you communicate with? How many of those people are via social media, texts, or emails? How many of those people were you in physical contact with? Did you have an in-person conversation with a stranger? Did you share in-person time with family or friends? Did you have a deep conversation with someone in person today? Did you laugh? Did you cry? Did someone else you were with laugh or cry? Were you intimate with anyone today?
• Did you feel your body today (interpret that however you like)? Did you take time to check in with any parts of your body and see how they were feeling? Did you get your heart rate up? Did you feel that had to strain for something today? Did you feel the water on your skin when you took a shower or bath? Did you feel the rain, snow, wind on your skin? Did you masturbate?
• What did you eat for breakfast? Lunch? Dinner? Snacks? Did you have to do anything for the food you ate; collect it, pick it, process it, cook it? Did you plan on everything you ate today, or was it spur of the moment? Do you know all the ingredients in your food today? Could you buy all the ingredients easily at a local store? Did you share a meal with someone today? Did you spend more than an hour at any one meal?
• What did you clothe your body with? Where did you buy it? Who made it? Did you make anything that you wore today? Do you know what materials are used in your clothing?
• Did you work today? This is a little more involved discussion, but take some time to describe what you do in a day. Who did you work with? Do you use a computer for the majority of your job? Are you part of a team? Do you do manual labor?
• How did you get where you were going today? Did you have to exert any energy to get there (walk, ride a bike)? Did you go the same way yesterday? If you took a random detour, would you know where you were in a mile or so? Did you stop someplace today that you’ve never been?
• Did you hear any news today? Did you take some time to research a topic that you’d heard about? Did you post to a website or social media something that you’d written that you’re passionate about? Did it take you more than a couple of hours to write that? Did you have a debate with someone and learn something? Did you have a conversation with someone and agree to disagree?
• What did you do for entertainment today? Did you watch television? Did you see a live band? Did you play a musical instrument for yourself or others? Did you paint a picture? Did you read a book? Did you go bird watching?
• Did you journal today? Did you meditate? Did you pray to whomever your Goddesses and Gods are? Do you feel like you have a direct connection to the deities, or do you have to go through someone else (pastor, priest) to communicate with them? Did you do magick today? Did you give thanks or make an offering to a deity today?

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